Who are the Wizards?

United Kingdom
The legends of lash! Wizards for life! Barry McEvoy - originated from Ireland back in the 1980's. He is best known nowadays not for his potatoe picking but for the consumption of ungodly foods such as..'burgers, crisps, choclate and of course sweets'! Lets just say that Baz stands out in a crowd. Jonathan Hubbleday - himself also born in the 1980's however many believe some time long before that judging on the thick carpet of stubble than engrosses his face! John is also best known for his ability to get rid of many party bags worth of Haribo everyday which is evident from his somewhat odd physique! He also has a problem of doing stuff for himself! James Deytrikh -You will see his nose enter the room before he does. A fine model of a man supported by what can only be described as a pair of 'ladies legs', yes they are small but decpetively powerfull! Mike Lowe - the most recent addition to the Wizards and his behaviour is defiently at Wizard standards!His cartoon face and quick wit (somewhat odd wit really),will provide us all with much entertainment.His passions are football and aircraft but since travelling he has definetly been practising other passions!!!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Couran Point Island Resort

After a week on the Gold Coast, we realized we had found a cool spot to settle for a few months and more importantly to get a job that would help finance the rest of the world tour. Dach and Baz managed to find a job advert online and after contacting them, arranged a trial for the weekend. Boarding the ferry to South Stradbroke Island, they were soon greeted by the idyllic Couran Point Island Resort, beautifully set amongst palm trees, wild wallabies and other scenic wildlife and forestry.



To our surprise, we were left in sole charge of the restaurant bar after Dach suggested that he had more ‘bar experience’ than in the restaurant. The horrified look on his face when he was shown the cocktail and coffee menu was priceless. So with no RSA (compulsory qualification needed to serve alcohol in Australia), we set to work, blagging our way through cocktails and searching endlessly through the fridges of the many, unheard-of Aussie beers. The trial passed quite quickly and before we knew it, we were heading back home with a few dollars in the pockets and a pretty ‘cushty’ job secured. Very soon, Mike and Hubbs were new addition to the resort staff list, and they joined us on regular visits to the island to work.
Whilst working on the island we met some cool people that really welcomed us into the job. The resort manager was an old but interesting guy who stories and experiences always entertained us. His passions lay with most sports including surfing and bodyboarding (despite being 60+) and he was also recognized as the island’s snake catcher. The groundsmen and chef’s all took to us really well, giving us rides back to mainland and cooking us up some great meals. We really settled in well, getting to know everyone and at one point before Hubbs left, making up 4 out of the 6 restaurant staff including the chefs.


In mid-March, we decided to move from our hostel-home in Southport to the staff accommodation on the island. We stayed in the accommodation for just over 3 weeks, hangiong out on the island on our time off. This allowed us to save much more money and we even had our own pet on the island, Monty the wallaby who loved coming over for breakfast every morning. In the last few weeks we were eagerly anticipating the move south to Byron and Sydney – more fun times!!!
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