Gold Coast March 13/14th

We are at Gemini Court Holiday Apartments in beautiful Burleigh Heads, a wonderful location in the heart of the Gold Coast. We are in the SE corner of Queensland, our 3rd Australian province this trip. The apartment is on the 3rd floor (really the 4th) overlooking the ocean & the Gold Coast strip. Burleigh Beach is across the street, renowned for its surf break. The Burleigh Heads National Park is a 5 minute walk from our front door, offering a 7 Km ocean view walk along a rocky shore at the Head of Burleigh. Yes, we did the walk along the ocean rocky shore and over the hill through the rainforest; plus walking around town a few times, making it another 10k day! Thank goodness for cold beer & wine rewards with an oceanfront balcony as our prize for exercising today! We’ve had the balcony door open most of the time and the sound of the surf fills the apartment. The building is older & the unit a bit stale however the fresh ocean breeze is refreshing. We have lots of Rainbow Lorikeet, Kookaburra & unknown others visiting the balcony. We have not escaped the rain but get a break during the day; the sun is hot & we are able to walk along the beach, watch the surfers, etc. The town is a Florida Spring Break clone of the 70s & 80s. There are lots of restaurants and the food is reasonable. The busiest store is the Sally-Ann for used clothes & products – indicating the transient crowd of surfers! Today is a ‘long-board’ competition and the surf’s up! Our first night here we dropped into the Lawn Bowl Club. They welcomed us with open arms, an inexpensive but good meal & live entertainment! We had a marvellous time. It was like an old fashion Newfie Time and we were youngsters again! Today, Sunday, Tom & Lewis will bus to Surfer's Paradise to pick up a rented car for our drive to Brisbane tomorrow. The Gold Coast will be another check on our bucket list!