Blogs from Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Well todays entry i'm gonna get Sue to fill out as it was her day as you will find out. High fives to Kay, Chris and Leah for keeping it a surprise. Went to Seaworld today down by Surfers Paradise. Impressive place as really made an effort to make it good for the animals/fish. Watched the dolphin, pirate and sea lion show which were of a high standard as you would expect. Park really quiet so no queues for the few rides. When we went back to locker to get towels before going on the log flume, I got annoyed with Moe for bringing his camera. Anyway stopped off in office to supposedly to check for prices for whale watching. I suddenly heard Moe saying "Pearce family for 3.15 for dolphin encounter". Really surprised but managed ... read more

Rising early with heavy head and heart as we leave the lads who come over to watch Everton in Brisbane, to return to The Gold Coast for a Photo shoot with The Gold Coast Bulletin and press Interview. When Philip finish the Marathon here two weeks ago he sent an e mail to the paper to thank the good people of Queensland for all there support in there help to finish the marathon. The paper then contacted him as they loved the story and asked for an Interview ans some pictures, the only problem being we were back in Sydney. Enter Everton who brought us back up to the beautiful state of Queensland to Brisbane. An hour on a train a short bus ride and here we are stood in the park in Southport where Philip ... read more

SURFERS PARADISE 23.-29.5.2010 Surfers Paradisea on verrattu Las Vegasiin ja Miamiin. Sitä voi verrata myös Rioon, paitsi että tämä on paljon makeampi paikka. Gold Coast on 40-50 kilometriä pitkä hiekkaranta riippuen siitä, mistä mittaaminen aloitetaan. Itse asiassa koko itärannikko Coffs Harborista Brisbaneen ja Brisbanesta Airlie Beachille (Whitsunday Islands) ja sieltä aina Cairnsiin asti on enemmän tai vähemmän yhtä pitkää hiekkarantaa. Sunnuntain junamatka Brisbanesta Airlie Beachille tulee kestämään 19 tuntia. Hiekkarannalla on todellakin pituutta. Pilvenpiirtäjät kasvavat suoraan hiekkarannasta Surfers Paradisessa. Ne ovat lähinnä hotelleja ja lisää rakennetaan kaiken aikaa, muun muassa Hilton nousee tällä hetkellä kaupungin keskustassa. Surfers Paradisesta on myös sanottu, että jos se olisi ihminen, se olisi Paris Hilton. Paikallisia asuu Surfers Paradisessa vain 25 000, ... read more

Day 20 Today was the best day of the week so far, LOL. We picked up our new truck, aka - “Peana” which is the nickname the last owners gave and we thought it bad luck to change it. It sure is nice not to have to walk everywhere. ... read more

Well it is relieving news to have European flights resuming and slowly returning to normal, I just hope that the backlog of passengers doesn’t create too much trouble... What I am completely devastated about is the car, after having moved it to what I thought was a safe place to park turns out, I forgot to put the hand break on. I heard a plastic type shattering noise and came investigating to find the gruesome carnage of a torn open car. I could hardly contain my emotions, but I knew that I had to fight through the pain and continue; my bag wasn’t going to pack itself... I will have to mourn the loss at a later time.... So the punch buggy has had its last punch. In loving memory of this car I dedicate this ... read more