G'day from the Gold Coast!

Hi everyone!

First time I've been on the net since being up here in Surfers Paradise for the last 5 days!

Here's what I've been up to!

Saturday: Arrived at 1:30pm or so. Caught taxi from airport to Surfers and checked in at our hostel right in the heart of the action and only 2 mins walk to the beach! After checking in, went for a walk around the mall and grabbed a snack. Then it was time to hit the beach baby! Enjoyed the warm sunshine and the powdery white sand! In the arvo went for a walk up north towards Seaworld - we must've walked about 8km return! Later that night it was time for some Shrek on tv!

Sunday: Woke up nice and late, had a hearty all you can eat breakky before heading for the beach again! Ah how nice to just sleep on the soft sand, and read, and sleep some more! Soon it was time for our afternoon walk again. We took the same route but this time made it all the way to Seaworld where we enjoyed a spectacular sunset over the mountains to the west! After dinner it was time to tune in for Shrek 2!

Monday: Finally some clear blue sky and plenty of sunshine!!! Couldn't miss going to the beach so spent the morning hanging out there again! Went for another walk in the arvo, this time south towards Broadbeach. Made it as far as Pacific Fair, the largest shopping centre on the Gold Coast, and Jupiters Casino. Then headed back for dinner and some ten pin bowling afterwards!

Tuesday: Gave the beach a miss due to threatening weather and headed to Pacific Fair shopping centre instead! Boy this place was large! Bought a backpack finally, a game from EB and a couple of cheap books from Dymocks. Then we watched a movie - Breach - a spy type thriller. Came back to Surfers for some dinner at Hogs Breath!

Wednesday: That's today! Woke up to pouring rain at midday but that didn't stop us from going out! After our brunch, the rain had lightened and we went for a walk up north, this time past Seaworld. We sought refuge from the constant drizzle in another shopping centre called Australia Fair, and you guessed it, we watched another movie called Because I said so - a chick flick starring Mandy Moore although we didn't really know it was so when we decided to watch it! Oh well, it was alright! Walked back in the dark and had a nice Thai dinner and here we are!

These couple of days have gone by quick but have been soooo relaxing! Nice to just get out of Sydney and not have to worry about anything! Seeya all soon!