Just a quick note while I have a minute to catch you up on where I've been and where I'm headed. Spent the last 2 nights in Surfer's Paradise on the Gold Coast. Gold Coast is a lot like Vegas in that it's mainly a tourist spot. Lots of tall hotels, not a lot of local charm (unlike Byron Bay which was heavy on local charm - loved it!)
We stayed at a place called "Paradise Resort." The rooms were nice enough - big and spacious - and despite the fact that 4 girls were sharing 1 bathroom we made the best of it. The location was great. However, we should have been a bit wary when the sign for the hotel had the slogan "Heaven for children, Paradise for parents"
The third line should have been, "If you are neither of these 2 categories, may god have mercy on your soul."
There were children EVERYWHERE...and for some reason, they were all screaming...all the time.
Needless to say, we didn't spend much time by the pool and opted for the beach instead. The waves were tons of fun!
Today we are in Brisbane (95 degrees, eek!) for the morning and then we are off to Fraser Island this afternoon for 2 nights. Apparently, the white sand at Waikiki came from Fraser Island (so the Aussies tell me) and it's the largest natural sand island in the world. There's no Internet there so I'll be quiet again for a few days but the place is meant to be full of natural beauty. I actually have a 1/2 day nature exploration tour booked in for tomorrow - we're going to check out some gorgeous creeks, lakes and beaches. After that we head further north to cross the Tropic of Capricorn and then on to the Whitsunday Islands.
More soon kids...
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