Blogs from Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 2

My Motor Home project started with an idea as I was approaching retirement, as a way of seeing particually those parts of Australia I have not seen to date. After much research I decided to use a motor home rather than a caravan to accomplish my goals. I selected a Toyota Coaster bus, late in 2009, recently brought in from Japan, approx 24 seater, 7 metre long, and brought it to be gutted and refitted as a motor home by a firm called First Choice Motor Homes based in Burleigh Heads, Qld. The technical details for the bus are, 1987 model, auto, diesel, turbo, de luxe version with double fuel tanks (150 litre capacity), and just over 90,000 kms travelled. The completed outfitting includes, 2 single beds, either side at the rear with a removeable table ... read more

Day 6 Another easy going day, starting off with another swim. Bad rips again, at knee deep on the sand bar you can feel them trying to rip you off your feet, so it’s back to the baby pool for us. LOL. But we are the only people on the beach again. I guess at 8am not everyone is up. We are still waking up at 6am daily. Maybe 7 if we really try. At least we are making use of everyday to its fullest potential. We decided to go for a walk along the beach, starting in mermaid beach we walked about a km to end up at the pub, what a convenience, Joel met us here after he finished shopping, as that was the reason we walked into town to. We went shopping for ... read more

Heute war mein erstes Bewerbungsgespräch in einem 4,5 Sterne Hotel in Surfers Paradise! Hab mich mal wieder ganz schön verrückt gemacht heute morgen. Und dann wars echt nett und relaxt! Die zwei Damen (FO Manager und HR Manager) haben mich mit in ein Gästezimmer genommen und dann haben wir ein bisschen geschwätzt. Ich hab ihnen n bissel von mir erzählt, sie mir vom Hotel, was mich erwarten würde usw. Also für mich klang das alles sehr positiv. Aber da hier immer alle nett und freundlich sind, kann mich mein Gefühl natürlich auch täuschen... Jetzt heißt es halt erstmal abwarten! Bis Freitag bekomm ich bescheid. Dann habe ich heute dem Bus nochmal eine Chance gegeben (nachdem ich das letzte mal wo anders rauskam wie ich eigentlich wollte, obwohl ich vorher den Busfahrer gefragt hab!!!). Und diesmal hat ... read more

Getting near to the end of our holiday ....aaaaw, don't want to go back to work etc. just yet! However, today is a good day ...off to Movieworld! Today Bruce picked us up and were there when the gates opened at 10am. The first thing you see when you enter under the archway is Batwing ..kinda reverse of the Giant Drop. You sit in seats at the bottom of the tower (not as high as Giant Drop) and 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 .....UUUUUPPPP you go whoooooosh! Wow, I can cope with that, kinda scary (scream every time lol), but fun and on the way down you get kinda bounced down in stages. I then got persuaded to go on the Superman ride ....I saw the track so I really don't know why I was persuaded, ... read more

Well, after a wonderful day at Dreamworld yesterday, it was time to relax a little. Just a spot of retail therapy at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, followed by lunch back at the apartment, a dip in the rooftop pool, reading books.....aaaaah! Bruce came over and we headed over to the nearby park where we watched the resident flying fox colony awaken after a hard day's sleeping. Lots of noise, pungent odour and yeah ....dodging of poops!! Tonight was the one and only dinner cooked at the apartment ...yummmm! An evening soak in the spa with Bruce leaving at 8.30pm as his work means he has to awaken at 4.30am! ... read more