Mermaid Beachside B & B Gold Coast

... schöner Ausklang des Tages. Dann gab es Abendessen - und zwar ein echtes Aussie-Barbeque! Anschließend haben wir noch eine Nachttour zur Honeymoon Bay, um die Klippen ganz im Norden und auf der Westseite wieder runter zum Camp und ab ins Bett. Am Mittwoch ging es wieder früh los. 7Uhr Aufstehen, Logan beim Frühstück machen helfen und danach zum Surfen. Die Wellen waren ganz schön groß und kräftig dieses mal und ich hatte ziemlich zu kämpfen ...

... sorts of adventures). Got the hour and a half train ride into central Sydney and had a good walk around. It reminds me a lot of an Oxford Street type area but square shaped. Funny enough there is an Oxford Street...very different from the Oxford Street I know back home though. After hours of deliberation and indecision I settled on a Black Wolf pack again (top quality and not too pricey). Let's hope it lasts me through my asia adventures. At around 6pm Sydney was hit ...

... which is right next to Costa Dora. For lunch I had a chicken curry. Once again my food was the last to come out but it was definatley worth the wait, it was fantastic! After we had all finished our lunch, we headed off to go Strike Bowling. Celeste wans't feeling well so mum took her back to the hotel. Strike Bowling is awesome! They have flourescent lights which make the place look fantastic. We split up into two teams, the adults + me and the kids. Unfortunally being against the adults ...

... up the beach where they are very vulnerable to all kinds of predators such as fox and sea eagles etc... So as a result it takes them a while to build up the courage to make the dash. They all begin to congregate at the waters edge, as they believe there's safety in numbers. A few brave ones will begin to walk towards the sand ..but then some penguins with less nerve, bottle it and as a result the whole group run back to the sea. This ritual repeats several times ...

... has been booked out the next night for the last 8+ months. This is a run down backpackers hostel, and the prices go up to $100 bucks a night after we left. Insane prices for a dorm room with no private shower/bath. madness. So all in all, Surfers didn't quite do for me what i hoped. Its known as the biggest party city on the east coast, maybe in all of Australia. That aspect was enhanced by Indy, but the inflated drink prices and entry fees, made ...

... in Byron friday, I basically blew $80 as it was too late by the time we coped it. Mongo!!! Its so easy to do it as half the time you don't know what day of the week it is. We didnt have a leg to stand on but we didnt go down without a fight. It was up to the management but they were having none of it. To stay the sunday night they wanted more money from us, $130 this time. Just laughed and excepted our fate. Turned out ...

... had to make due. Body surfing time! This was a terrible idea. The waves threw us around like an eighth grader in the NFL. We bashed our heads, backs, and shoulders. Why did we keep doing it? Because as much as it hurt, at the same time it was fun as hell. At about lunch time, we dragged ourselves out of the water, broken and beaten, and relaxed by the ping pong table. It was my Dad's birthday, so I had to make a ...

... finished and then after a couple of sambucas decided to break out with some special moves on the dancefloor. The Finnish guy decided to join me and within seconds had more aless cleared the dancefloor. Trust me though, if you saw someone the same height as me who weighs 15 stone jumping round like a monkey you'd get out of the way. We left there when it shut at 5, got some northern food (chips + gravy) with Lenny, he then went onto a peep show but I just went ...

... look right onto the beach which was really nice even though it was an overcast day. The waves were huge which I guess is why the call it surfers paradise although we didn't see many out at all and the beach seems to stretch on for miles and miles. We took a walk along the beach before going back into the town for a walk ...

... of directions non-conducive to boogie (or "body" as it's often called here) boarding, then return to land for a round of mini-golf with Kirk and Jodi's parents. It's important to explore courses all over the world, of course. We choose the Water Course out of the 3 offered at Putt-Putt. Kirk says it's easier than the Safari Course. The Jungle Course looks the most fun, but it's closed for upkeep. This is a sure sign that Putt-Putt may ...