Blogs from Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 2

...forgot to mention that the local TV network - Prime - filmed Peter performing the athletic feat of climbing over the railing on the wharf, going down the ladder and leaping onto the moving pontoon below. This was shown on the news that night. Not quite his 15minutes of fame - but we are waiting for the movie offers to flood in...)... read more

At the very first, when we got off the bus, we both had a feeling we were going to love Coolangatta. A gorgeous little seaside town which was not geared up for backpackers at all (what a breath of fresh air), the place was unusually packed because of the Quiksilver Surf Pro competition which was on for the duration of the time we were there. Talk about good planning! We booked into the Coolangatta Sands Hotel right in the centre of town, which, on first inspection, looked promising enough. Sharing our room with 4 blokes (girls, thats not as appealing as it may sound, picture, smelly socks, surfboards and snoring) the place seemed reasonable enough. However, our generally optimistic view deteriorated when as soon as we went to bed, the loud bass from the nightclub downstairs ... read more

Having left the mountains we headed back to the coast...This is where our Australia beach trip begins as we plan to make our way slowly down the coast to Sydney. Our first stop was at Kirra beach in Coolangatta - south of surfers paradise. We decided to give surfers a miss as its described as 'aggressively superficial' and somewhere to avoid if you looking for peace and quiet. While in the area we did take in Snappers rock and Danger point, enjoying a walk at each (but no sunbathing as the weather's taken a turn for the worse!). I enjoyed watching the surfers and was in awe of what some of them can do - having dipped my toe in the water however i decided i wasn't up for trying to join them (it was bloody ... read more

Ah G'Day, It's time for an update from Tweed Heads, at a lovely campsite just north of the border with New South Wales. There are two elements to this site that shine through. Firstly, it boasts what is probably the warmest pool in Autralia (in winter time anyway). It's like a bath compared to some of the the others we've been in. Therefore we spent quite a lot of time in it and the kids loved it. They particularly like that game where daddy lies on the bottom and we stand on him. Secondly the site houses the nicest blue rinse brigade yet. We only had to drop a towel and somone would dart from nowhere at a speed faster than seemed physically possible. We received advice about the van, constant exchanges about our 'lovely children', ... read more

Sorry I haven't updated this for a while, when I get more time to add some other entries and upload my pictures I will. I'm back at Coolangatta for a few days with my sister Claire who is out on holiday. She's had pretty bad jet lag for the last few days so it hasn't been much fun for her so far but she seems to be coming round now and since it's cracking the flags here on the gold coast, even though it's winter time I get the feeling she'll come round in no time. Keep an eye out for pictures of my new found friends and family from Home Hill. Hope everyone is ok. Love Calvino ... read more