All that glitters...
And then to the Gold Coast! Not sure if we were just looking for it, or whether everything really did change when we crossed the border into Queensland. Like the woman in the car next to us at the first traffic lights we came across, all bleached blonde hair and dripping gold jewellery in a sporty little convertible.
We didn’t intend to spend long at the Gold Coast, but we had to see it and had to check out all the famous surf breaks. As it turned out, the swell had picked up substantially, and all the breaks were packed, there was a big Malibu competition on, and so Tim and I were content to watch rather than battle the crowds and (for Nic at least) the big waves.
Coolangatta was kind of chilled out compared to the rest of the Gold Coast, and we amused ourselves by looking for all the little fibro beachhouses that had somehow escaped being demolished and replaced by high rises!
We drove up to the hinterland as well, to the Lamington NP for a beautiful rainforest walk which felt like a million miles away from Surfers Paradise! The drive back down to the coast took us through the spiritual home of big box shopping. It was truly astonishing just how many shops there were, big box after big box, all large chain retailers.
From that mayhem we went to stay with Nic’s cousin Craig and Lucy, Michael and Gabriella, in the delightful quiet of the hills north of Brisbane. It was a fleeting visit but great to catch up with them and be surrounded by quiet!
We didn’t intend to spend long at the Gold Coast, but we had to see it and had to check out all the famous surf breaks. As it turned out, the swell had picked up substantially, and all the breaks were packed, there was a big Malibu competition on, and so Tim and I were content to watch rather than battle the crowds and (for Nic at least) the big waves.
Coolangatta was kind of chilled out compared to the rest of the Gold Coast, and we amused ourselves by looking for all the little fibro beachhouses that had somehow escaped being demolished and replaced by high rises!
We drove up to the hinterland as well, to the Lamington NP for a beautiful rainforest walk which felt like a million miles away from Surfers Paradise! The drive back down to the coast took us through the spiritual home of big box shopping. It was truly astonishing just how many shops there were, big box after big box, all large chain retailers.
From that mayhem we went to stay with Nic’s cousin Craig and Lucy, Michael and Gabriella, in the delightful quiet of the hills north of Brisbane. It was a fleeting visit but great to catch up with them and be surrounded by quiet!
posted by Tim and Nic at
9:58 am
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home