After the cruise, we headed south of Brisbane about 1 ½ hours to the end of the Gold Coast, a place called Tugun near Coolingatta airport, south of Surfer’s Paradise, right on the border of NSW. We didn’t know much about the area when we booked, so we just lucked into a great spot! We have a two bdrm, 2 bath (John’s happy again!) 7th floor apartment with balconies right on the beach for C$550/week. The photos show our view from the liv rm and bdrm and the lorikeets who visit our balcony each morning. The beach is beautiful fine golden sand and goes for miles, reminds ome of Fort Lauderdale beach 20 years ago.
We stayed at Pelican Sands, a timeshare rental with pools, a hot tub and comfortable LOUNGE chairs, a rarity downunder. After a hard day of wine touring, we’ve come back to our various abodes to perch on hard cast-iron bistro chairs, wooden picnic tables or benches, or skinny slings. The pools have been smaller than expected, more like a plunge pool and unheated (read “refreshing”). Now, you wouldn’t think you’d need a heated pool in OZ, but I do. Even here, the ocean is 24 degrees C (75 F), a little cool, and the pools are the same saltwater cooled off by nighttime lows.
The weather is perfect – this area gets over 300 days of sunshine every year and isn’t as hot or humid as the beaches north of Brisbane. It’s a nice 28C with blue skies, perfect for beach walking. Last night, I even had to wear a jacket to dinner, so the temp was well below 20C. There’s a sense of fall in the air too, so you must be getting some spring weather at home – we hope so, because we’re in the last two weeks of our three-month trip! Doesn’t seem possible that it’s nearly over, but we’ll see you soon!
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