The Wilko's Australian Adventure: Surfer's Paradise

Day 31 - Surfer's Paradise

Surfers Paradise

Monday, 22 August 2011

We got up at 6am so we could have a coffee with Anthony before he left for work, then Sarah and I took the dogs for a walk for about an hour around Toowoomba, and we had a good chat about the ups and downs of their lives over the years.

After breakfast we had a tour of the house and gardens (I had been round yesterday with Anthony and seen the man things like the shed and the water collection tanks), but the ladies had been chatting inside and so wanted a tour before we left.

We said our goodbyes and set off for Surfer's Paradise at about 11. It's about a 2 hr drive starting off with a steep descent off the range.

We found some accommodation in a cabin at The Main Beach Holiday Resort which was very nice, unlike the weather. It was windy and rainy but still warm(ish). In fact the wind and rain were so bad that the only people on the beach were TV weather reporters.

We went to the esplanade and did some souvenir shopping and then went to Coles supermarket to get provisions. I bought some marinated Kangaroo steaks for the barbie. We went back to the cabin and cooked up a feast using the BBQ which is on the decking outside as well as pasta, salad etc.

The weather was still rainy and the park have a DVD library and so we watched Ghost Town (with Ricky Gervais - very funny) and then Aliens in the Attic (weird).

Then off to bed. It's our last full day tomorrow and we are planning to drive to Brisbane for a trip down memory lane for Wendy and me (we lived and worked there in 1990-91).