After a great New Year in Melbourne we've now returned to the East Coast. Fortunately the flight back was less of an adventure than going down to Melbourne. We picked up our kit that we left in storage at the campsite on the outskirts of Brisbane and once again got into the routine of pitching, going shopping and sitting under shelter while it rained!! Luckily it only lasted a couple of hours but we were happy chilling and reading.
Yesterday we headed South to visit the Gold Coast seeing we didn't see it properly before Christmas. We stopped off in Surfers Paradise on the way to Tweed Heads for a cup of tea/coffee and to be honest didn't think much of the place - very busy, touristy and too built up but at least we've been there. The campsite we are now staying in is the most expensive so far and we would describe it as OK. In the afternoon due to the weather not being great we explored an area called the Springbrook National Park which supposedly had great views of the area - one called the 'Best of all Look Outs'. By the time we got there we were in the clouds and could literally only see 5 metres in front of us - not the Best of all Look Outs for us! Last night we had a quick and easy meal before polishing of some beers and wine while playing cards next to the Billabong.
Today we've spent much of the day by the beach and in the afternoon bought a bodyboard called 'Mad Dog' so now we own two mad dogs - both uncontrollable!! I spent most of the time on the board while Rach spent most of her time trying to recover her bikini top and bottoms due to the surf rip! She exposed more than the beach wanted to see! With her bikini having a life of it's own she decided to take some photos instead.
Tomorrow we leave for the Sunshine Coast so lets hope it lives up to its name!
Hope the weather begins to improve for all you guys at home.
Love to all.
Mark & Rach. xxx
Whey hey.....it's snowing again!!!
ReplyDeleteThat surfing looks great fun....glad you didn't put any pics of Rach, less the bikini!!
All well here and we may venture out in the snow later to play in the school next door, if they haven't shut it!
Was good to chat over the Xmas period and hope you carry on enjoying your trip.....
Take care and big hugs
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Glad you are having fun - we didn't like Gold Coast at all but Sunshine Coast is really nice. Make sure you make time for a decent stop in Noosa. My cousin on the Poole side also lives in Pottsville, half hour north of Byron Bay if you want me to try and hook you up with a bed for a couple ofr night!?
ReplyDeleteLooking good on the board.....and 2 mad dogs - enough for anyone - lets hope pppy doesn't get frisky while you are away. What a contrast - the heat and the cold - lucky you. No hockey for a little while - so flab going on nicely - I need a bit more boarding! Enjoy yourselves, Love to both xxx
ReplyDeleteSo slow! 4th in line!
ReplyDeleteIn the pic mark looks like a realy surfer dude! All he needs is a little bit more blonde hair to complete the look.
Lots of snow here, so been revising hard, but only had one day in the school! am back tmrw, before completing my science cwk - fun times!
Hope the weather stays sunny and hot for you guys. When do you fly to NZ?
Taker care
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ps - check out pics on facebook, to see mad dog number 1 in the snow - new nickname is snowman wrecker!x