Sea World Main Beach

Our next big stop was the Gold Coast! Home of the theme parks. We got ourselves a full years ticket for three parks for less than separately visiting two of the theme parks. Our plan was to spend a full day in Sea World and another full day in WB's Movieland. We still had half a day to kill before that, so we went to King Tut's putt putt in surfers …

In 2010 Tim and I decided to pack up our business, buy a 4WD and drive around Australia. We literally thought of the idea (initially just a road trip to Western Australia) looked in the Sunday paper for any vans or 4WD's for sale, found one that sounded perfect, bought the car - a 3m high Toyota Troop Carrier decked out with a kitchen, double bed …

Today we went to Sea world!
The first thing that we looked at was the Penguins, they were sooo cute!! After we met with the Spark family we went on all the roller coasters. We went on the SeaViper(cork screw) and Jet ski ride. Then it was off to Shark Bay. The under water windows were awesome to see the sharks and fish in. We watched the …

Hey guys,

well we have certainly had some adventures since our last blog!!

We arrived in Byron Bay after another 6 hour bus journey, which went pretty quickly and was picked up by the hostel from the bus stop. We checked into our room in which we were lucky and given a double bed in the loft area, so although we were being good …

Hoi allemaal,

Hier ben ik weer om jullie een kleine indruk te geven van ons verblijf hier.

Wij vermaken ons prima, zien heel veel en hebben plezier met elkaar.

Het weer is geweldig, onbewolkt, veel zon en ongeveer 23 graden in de schaduw. Precies wat een mens nodig heeft.

Wij zijn ook op een grote markt geweest. …

Oh!! Our home away from home and what a difference it is to June/July/August when we are normally here. The water is warmer (a perfect 23 degrees) the sun is shining (a marvellous 26 degrees plus) and we need to apply the sunscreen.
Upon arrival the girls are happy and off, making new friends and doing what they know here.
Once settled we …

Another early start this morning for Hannah's surf lesson. As there weren't many people in the class, she had a one on one with the instructor. She didn't manage to stand up but to be fair they only taught her how to catch a wave and turn with the board. She really enjoyed herself despite having bight red knees where she washed up on shore!
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This morning I got up and headed to the bus stop to go to Sea World :) I somehow managed to get away without paying for my bus ticket as i confused the bus driver which was a bonus. I arrived at the park very excited and collected my pass. I wandered around looking at the animals and then watched a jet ski stunt show which was quite impressive. …

We stayed in a hostel recommended to us, called Surfers Paradise Backpackers Resort. It was a nice hostel with nice big dorms, ensuite bathrooms, a pool, sauna, tennis court etc. It was quite a walk from the town but we didn't mind. The people in our hostel were all friendly. We had a Scottish couple and 2 girls who told me they also went to …

Sometimes all it takes to make you appreciate something is to find someone who does it well. I'm not a noted coffee drinker. I find the taste is often too bitter…. I love the smell of coffee but the taste very rarely matches that smell. Well Tenille seems to have found the solution for that. It’s an out of the way speck in the …

... Gold Coast and it really hasn't changed much.  The caravan park is great.  At the northern end of Surfers at Main beach, 2km from Sea World.  Good spot for my morning bike ride, coffee, paper and people watching. Here for the Theme parks though. Day ...

... ? At least at Shark Bay they could use the excuse that the sharks were endangered species in need of protection. In Sea World's defense, the dolphin lagoons are the largest lagoon system in the world, giving the animals the opportunity to swim pretty ...

... YHA and took the long bus ride (~1 hr) towards main Beach, with 1 transfer with our backpacks, we made it to Sea World at Main Beach. We were told there'd be lockers inside Sea World, and to get the tickets and go in, however studying our situation ...

This is my last token for my Gold VIP card usage after discounted on the Halloween& White Christmas (never match my schedule). Sea world is really an eye opener for me although its entrance is not as impressive as those of others theme park earlier ...