Cascade Gardens Holiday Apartments Surfers Paradise

... but not good! All in all a good night, until we got back to the flat and realised that between the 3 of us none of us had managed to remember to bring a key. It was late... the reception was closed and we were left feeling a little bit stupid! We knew if we rang the manager she would charge us an unknown fee for gettin her to let us in..
Being a bit drunk, we thought it was a good idea to try to fire escape, mark managed to pick the lock in about 30 ...

... Asian tourists for the gambling and most places even had signs in both English and Chinese/Japanese. We went on an Aquaduck tour, and saw all the sites, including several multi-million dollar properties along the river. That evening we had a great steak meal out at MooMoo's restaurant in Broadbeach. It was a shame to leave Surfers so soon but we headed on up to Brisbane as Shelby had a plane to catch.

Today was the start of our first full day on the Gold Coast. I slept in until about 9am when I headed down for breakfast. I lazed around in the apartment for awhile before I headed down to sit with mum at the pool, although the weather wasn't fantastic. Dad had gone to reception this morning to tell them about the curtains and the tap and they said we could move to a new room on the 11th floor on Sunday which is exciting. After sitting around the pool ...

... outside our dorm room. We experienced a guy getting turned down multiple times in our own room. We did not get much sleep those two nights, but that is all part of it! You learn to find places that fit your kind of traveling and this place was not "us"....let's just say we were really ready to leave! We caught the bus to Brisbane for our final night before heading to India!

... Then we headed over to the Cyclone which Stef really wanted to go on as it had "four loop de loops" as Stef put it. It was actually quite amusing, we all sat together and giggled the whole way around... then it was time to go. We managed to squeeze enough time in to run into the sweet shop first though. After all that adrenaline we really needed some E numbers!!! We then headed home, absolutely shattered. I was laying on my bed writing a letter when Rob and Adam rang (who ...

... were SO big that surfing wasn't allowed. And there was no end in sight to these big swells. So we had to settle for swimming in the 100m swim area marked off by the lifeguards (real life Baywatch). Laying on the beach wasn't even an option because the sun wasn't out--which called into question the "Paradise" part of the name. Our hotel was dubbed "the most family friendly hotel in Surfers," which meant that there were unofficial Kid Olympics every morning, which ...

... favourite Croc!!! His name was Charlie. He was HUGE!!!! That's when I decided to do Steve Irwin as my learning fair project. He was such a good person I wish he could live forever. Next we went to the Crocaseaum to watch the Snake show, Bird show and the Croc show. My favourite was the Croc show. My favourite part was when they told us tht if acroc is chasing you on land you can run away and it won't chase you because ...

... have 3 rides back-to-back, without having to re-queue. The first ride was had in the front seat, then the back and then the middle. Our final ride featured a spectacular "head chopper" moment as the monorail passed just above our heads at the end of the 2nd corkscrew. This was already a bad part of the ride due to the tracks feeling so close to each other, a feeling that was only intensified by the monorail passing simultaneously. We took the opportunity to grab ...

... Names & Evil Biajio
2005: Seriously! Why does Beer have to weigh so much
2005: Happy Birthday to me
2005: Somewhere between the Market Place & home I lost her number
2005: Meet the ...

... they can actually fit in your apartment will depend on how many rooms there are. Hotels are very cheap so it really isn't an issue if they can't fit in.

7. Should I Bring My Own Computer or Is One Provided

Wheather you bring your own computer is your own decision.

Every Bucklands school MUST provide you with your own computer in your own apartment. They must also provide DSL or Cable internet. For those ...