Surfers Paradise

Enjoying a frosty one on the harbour in Surfers Paradise.

We started our day with a walk on the beach at Darlington beach and a breakfast of eggs, cheese and toast before we started out for Brisbane.

Our GPS sent us down the road less traveled which lead to a live kangaroo encounter. We stopped and watched them hopping around in a pasture.



About lunch time we were looking for a picnic spot, which lead us to Byron Bay. This may have been the beginning of the Gold Coast, very remote, the only people there were kids skipping school to surf, drink and smoke a little wacky weed. Just what you would expect from them. What we did not expect was the boot camp a group of hippies held. Even the ladies could do 'real' push ups.




Next stop, Surfers Paradise. The day was cloudy due to the remnants of hurricane Ul. There were plenty of obvious tourists at Surfers Paradise. One of the more interesting was a small China-man acting oddly in his Speedo swimsuit. He had a great time frolicking in the big waves. Mike managed to capture a good photo of the guy posing on the sandy beach.





We found a bar in Surfers Paradise that was right on the harbour. There was cheap beer and live music, so we hung out for a while and enjoyed to warm weather. After we had our fill of beer, we were hungry, so we went on the search for some food. We found restaurant that had fresh fish for sale. You chose what you wanted to eat, and then they cooked it up. We all had fish and chips, and they were yummy!



We finally arrived at our condo in downtown Brisbane at about 6:00 pm. It was a very nice place that had a great view of the river and downtown Brisbane. It would be our home for the next few days.