The Missing Ticket!

Well after our Sydney sandwich with a delicious Blue Mountain filling, it was time to head on up the coast. Our destination Coffs Harbour, leaving the big city behind and ready to build that tan and hit those beaches.
A night spent in the Maze Backpackers(to be recommended - good atmosphere), and a ridiculously early start. We were reasonably sensible and bought an alarm clock, nobody wants to feel stupid and miss the bus. Up at 5.30, showered, packed, teeth brushed and out the door. Now rather good at walking any distance under 1km with heavy backpacks we arrive at the central station to check in. Unfortunately that's when things go a bit wrong!
We cue for about 10mins(even at 6.00) then up to the checkout to be met by a rather sarcastic young gentleman, "tickets, your not getting on if you haven't got tickets"(he obviously felt agreaved at pulling the early shift), no "hello" or even a "GDay". We pop the tickets on the counter. We had bought the tickets the 4 days earlier, you go in and state what days and times you want and they whack it into the computer and give you a print out of your itinery.
"your not on this bus, your booked on tomorrows bus"
a collective "what!"
We were clearly on this bus, we had been very clear of the dates and we had hostel bookings and onward bus trips around this date.
"that's what's on the computer!, and there's nothing I can do about it!, can I ask you to step aside"
"We booked the bus for today! it must have been inputted incorrectly"
"There is nothing I can do, the bus is full"

At this point, we learn a valuable lesson, in life there is in general two types of people, the type who think insularly and find comfort in rules and regulations and then there are, lucky for us, those who like problem solving and helping out others who find themselves in a jam.

The bus driver walks past the counter, hearing our dilema.....

"I'll go get the bigger bus!"