Herpies, Soaking, Nudism

Onwards and upwards we go to our next destination…. Brisbane.

The guy that picked us up from the hostel we were staying at ‘Brisbane Backpackers’ was an absolute legend and convinced us to enter the Quiz which was planned for later that evening. So we checked in and wandered up to our room which was really nice. A 4 bed dorm with en suite, balcony and heaps of space for only $31 pp.

An announcement went out that the quiz was due to commence so we pulled on our clothes and wandered downstairs. When we checked in we received a drinks voucher which we immediately traded in at the bar for a free drink. One glass of wine downed we went up for our 2^nd, where lo and behold they were selling Magners for only $5 RESULT!

So once settled in with our bargain drinks, the gent that picked us up earlier wandered over with paper and a pen and requested our team name. Still fuzzy headed from necking our drinks, we just weren’t quick enough on the uptake, so we gave him free choice in the choosing of our names.

Meet the

HAIRY HERPIED YEASTY PUSSIES

Pure class!

Note, for future reference choose your own quiz name or face humiliation!

So after the quizmaster had insisted on saying our name at least 15 times and pointing us out we began the quiz.

Well ….. we failed

We failed BIG TIME!!

Surprisingly our best section was sports, we got 4/5 on that one. But it was no shock when it was announced that we came in dead last! What was a surprise was the losers prize or forfeit.

Jump into the pool!

Or be kicked in, as that is effectively what happened. Fully clothed of corse. Thanks very much! Dripping wet we clambered out to catcalls and jeers, and heads held high we ran up to our room to warm up. On a positive note, we claimed ourselves a free bevvy for being soaked!

The next day we had a coach booked for quite late in the day, so we decided to explore the city. We were advised to check out the Ron Mueck exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art so we went to take a look.

There was a cost to enter the exhibition but concession fees were offered, as long as you are a domestic student … thank you STA for saying I go to the University of NSW!

The exhibition was incredible. Everything about his sculptures was lifelike except for their size.

As reviewer Robert Nelson explains…

Ron Mueck’s realistic sculptures are technically thrilling and also full of uncanny sentimental power as images. Amid the how and wow of Mueck’s masterly command of resins and hair, the audience marvels at the lonely characters and their introspective situations.

The exhibition runs until the 1st August 2010, so if you are in Brisbane before then it is definitely worth taking a look!

exhibition completed we jumped on our Greyhound and made our way to Hervey Bay.