A quick dip in the pool before breakfast.

Good Morning everyone! It's just another great one on the Gold Coast of Australia in Surfer's Paradise. I was up at 4:30 this morning to walk the beach and take some pictures of the sun coming up. South America is about 5000 mile due east, just the direction the sun is coming up. Chile I think. It's warm here this morning and the breeze is beautiful. I'm in shorts and tee shirt and have sand between my toes. There aren't too many people around, just a few die ha...

Good Morning. It's Friday and it's going to be another great one. This is the view from our bedroom deck. Sorry about the lack of pictures yesterday, but we were so excited we forgot to bring a camera with us. Promise to take one today. Yesterday after we checked in we walked up to the grocery store and on the way back stopped at a bottle store (liquor) and picked up some wine. After a light lunch we walked and swam on the beach for a few hours. The condo has 2 p...

Last blog for tonight. Just finished a great meal on the patio and just sitting sipping some wine. This is the night skyline of Surfer's Paradise looking north from our condo. Good night !

Denise trying on sandals. Not much to report this afternoon. Spent the afternoon at Pacific Fair Mall shopping and picked up some stuff. Stopped at the BWS Bottle store on the way back and got 20% off some wine and champagne. Also went to the supermarket to get some food. BTW, we rented a Camry from Hertz for the rest of our stay here and today was the first time I drove. (Del was driving up to now). It's different. The hardest thing is to remember is that there...