Melbourne Airport
October 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We have arrived at Melbourne airport, and it looks like so far our place will be on time but let's wait and see!
Burgers at Salty Beardman
October 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Got into Qld and Kingscliffe in the nick of time to get some burgers from the Salty Beardman. We came here a few years ago and the burgers were great, so thought we'd give it another go.
Hubby andRead more
Tamarind Sands Resort
October 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We've arrived at our home away from home for the next week. Nice, cosy and with lots of space in the unit. Sorely lacking in PowerPoints but we will manage.
Some super cool areas in the resort. ARead more
BBQ
October 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Went for a swim, then had a quiet bbq dinner in the unit! Going to have an early night because the salt air has made me sleepy!!!!
Sunrise at Cabarita Beach
October 15, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Went for a walk at 6am whilst hubby and the folks were snoozing. A beautiful sunrise over Cabarita Beach. We will walk up the cliffside at some point as it's meant to be a gorgeous walk.
Saw aRead more
Nectar Cafe
October 15, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Stopped at Nectar Cafe to get some hydration and some banana bread for the fam ❤️ gorgeous little cafe that sells a range of food and drink items as well as various local products (and even records)
Pottsville Market
October 15, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Went for a wander up to the Pottsville Market. Really well priced market with a wide variety of stuff. Felt like market prices from 10 years ago! Bought myself a necklace and a piece of amethyst ($10Read more
Relaxing with Jill and Dan
October 15, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Jill and Dan have come down for the afternoon, so we have had some lunch in the unit and then have spent the afternoon by the pool and in the games area. Mini golf was a bunch of laughs will MichaelRead more
Dinner at The Stunned Mullet
October 15, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Had scrummy fish and chips at the stunned mullet. The calamari was SO GOOD, and we had crumbed fish, some potato scallops (physically gags at having to even say potato scallops) and pineapple rings.Read more
Norries Head
October 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Walked up through the Forrest walk right up to the top of norries head. The 2 beaches each side are gorgeous, as is the walk to get there. Also saw bush turkeys today everywhere and even spotted a petRead more
Hertz car hire Tweeds Heads
October 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Got our freedom now with the hire care to cover the next 4 days!
Some random rock lookout in Currumbin
October 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We've arrived in Currumbin an hour early so to kill some time climbed the stairs of this random rock next to the lifesaver club (which we will go and have a drink at). There were lizards everywhere onRead more
Currumbin Beach Vikings Club
October 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Breakfast with a view!
We are right on top of the water here, watching the waves crash into the rockpool area.
Michael got their big breakfast and I stole the bacon and the baked beans. ForRead more
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
October 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Having a lovely time at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. A lot of really lovely animals and areas to explore. It's very hot today so a lot of the animals are just lounging about in all sorts of funnyRead more
Lunch at Mad Asian
October 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Had a delicious lunch at Mad Asian in Robina Shopping District. The karaage was one of the best we've had (an amazing soy garlic sauce was the star) and they had fabulous mocktails. Everything tastedRead more
ArtVo
October 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Caught up with the folks and went to ArtVo which was one of those illusion photo places. Heaps of rooms with a range of illustrations. Some worked better than others, and some were just plain weirdRead more
Cinnibuns
October 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Nom Nom Nom. Had some cinnamon scrolls from Cinnibuns.
Original, blueberry, pecan and caramel, and apple crumble. Apple crumble was the overall winner!!!!
Ate them before we got home so as to notRead more
New Brighton Farmers Market
October 17, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We have ended up at a farmer's market that is clearly designed for locals and not tourists! Loads of different fresh, locally grown produce!!!! Very different to the tourist centric markets and moreRead more
Brunswick Heads
October 17, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Went for a quick wander around Brunswick heads beach and stopped for a quick drink. Had a delicious Kombucha and Michael had a Banana smoothie (suprise surprise)
Byron Bay Lighthouse Walk
October 17, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Managed to nab a carpark ($10 because Byron) right at the top of the lighthouse which was a score. Beautiful drive up to the lighthouse in the Forrest.
There were whales about but we didn't seeRead more
Lunch at Beef and Beach
October 17, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
A deliciously satiating lunch out in Lennox Head. I was hanging for seafood and the seafood prices in Byron were making me cry. So glad we went out here because I had the best dish of my holiday, andRead more
Jumping Pillow Gym
October 17, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Training my gymnastics basics on the jumping pillow. So funny that I call these basics now hahahah. Shows how much progress I have made.
The pillow isn't long enough for me to combine any tumblingRead more
Cudgen Nature Reserve
October 18, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Went for a wander down to the wetlands near our hotel. It's cloudy up here today as there's a big fire burning down in Byron but it's nice to see the sunrise pepper through the clouds.
There are lotsRead more
Seaworld
October 18, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Today we decided to drive up to the Gold Coast and go to Seaworld! Visited all the sea animals, and fed the stingrays. We also went to the underwater shark bay right when someone was doing a one onRead more
Sunset Dinner on Norries Head
October 18, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Took Michael up to the top of Norries head (aka the big rock) to have a little romantic dinner watching the sunset.
Despite the weather being colder and cloudy, we managed to peep some beautifulRead more
























































































































































