Up at the Gold Coast!

Hi readers!
Sorry it has been so long since I've last blogged! I've been traveling and saying goodbyes since sadly it is that time to head home. But I will start off with filling you in on my travels first!

We started off at the Gold Coast, to be more specific, Surfers Paradise. The traveling was exhausting. The flight got delayed and the buses are always interesting. We had to walk to an office to get our apartment key and then walk to the apartment and of course we got lost for a little, but eventually found it! By this time, we were starving so we hit up the Hard Rock Cafe upon Amy's request. It was a fun girl's dinner out! We then walked around the shops and found this place called Infinity. It was a walk through maze but each room had something different to offer. Each person had to wear glow in the dark shoe covers and gloves. You walk through the pathway through 20 "futuristic interactive environments". They had rooms with lasers, twinkly lights, a bubble floor, a ball room, and even a scary room which we all didn't like too much. It was a very unique experience. We finished up the night with some grocery shopping for brekky and dinner.

The Gold Coast in known for its theme parks. So we hit up one of them, Movieworld! It is a version of Universal Studios. This trip definitely made me miss my car even more since the buses weren't on top of their schedule and we had to wait 45 minutes for one bus to take us over to the park! It was ridiculous!! Once we finally got to the park, we hit up every ride! We even saw Batman!! We went on the log ride and of course I got soaked! We saw a few shows while there too. We got to see awesome stunt car drivers, and part of the Ice Age movie in 4D. Definitely a good day at the park. We finished the evening with a pasta dinner cooked by yours truly! We had a perfect view from our balcony of the beach so naturally we had dinner on the balcony and watched the waves crash in.

The next day was a rainy one which was a bit depressing. After we finally got up and going, it was still rainy so we hit up Starbucks since they had their holiday drinks out. Amy wanted to try them and sadly, wasn't very impressed. But to be fair, Australia does have some delicious coffee!! Kim, Amy, and I decided to walk around the shops and see what they had to offer. They had some pretty cool surf shops. We went back got ready and headed back out for a cheeky bevie before dinner and our night out. We had pasta again for dinner and then headed out to Sin City Night Club. I got my groove on as did Kim and Amy. It got pretty crowed to we headed out early.

On Sunday, it was still a bit icky weather, but we tried the beach. It was soo windy that we couldn't stand on the beach without getting pelted with heaps of sand!! We went to a Lifeguard Club pub/restaurant and had lunch and got out of the wind. As we were eating, a bike drove by twice, but this bike was not just your typical bike it was a 4 seater!! So naturally the three of us had to go find out where this place was to rent one! And yes, we did!! We rented a "tribike". It had 3 seats and 4 wheels, but only two peddler spots so one person got a free ride at the front of the bike. Oh man was this an adventure! We biked all over the main esplanade. We got so many weird looks and giggles, but hey it was a good time!! Only down point was when we needed to ride against the wind, it took some effort! We all got out work out for the day in our hour ride. We returned the bike, had a dinner out, and then it was off to bed since we were pooped from the bike ride.

On our last day, it was finally good beach weather! We hit the beach for about 2 and a half hours. We got sushi for lunch and walked around the shops some more since we had a late flight. It was finally time to head to the airport! It was there that we all realized how sun burnt we got! Man we all looked like lobsters!! We had dinner at the airport then it was back to Sydney! Amy left us once we got to Sydney and she headed back to Newcastle. Kim and I stayed in a hotel near the airport and headed to catch an early flight the next morning to Melbourne!

Unfortunately, I can't fit anymore photos on here for some reason! So I have uploaded my pics to my Flickr account! Here's the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/klp224/sets/72157632069839753/