A Day at the Coast of Gold

Yesterday our group went down to the Gold Coast – which is about 40+ minutes south of Brisbane. Along the way we stopped off for breakfast in Yalata to have some meat pies. It might sound disgusting, but they were very tasty. For the first couple of hours at Surfer's Paradise we just hung out on the beach, tossed around the football, and just enjoyed the day off. Oh yeah, we had Wednesday off for a Brisbane public holiday!! Don't be too jealous because I don't get Labor Day off in a couple of weeks. After lunch we headed down to Miami Beach and then just drove around town. Later in the afternoon we went jet skiing in the local bay and it was an absolute blast. I've been before, but never on anything as manly as these Sea-Doos - 1500cc engine, 130 horsepower. Our guides estimated we were probably going 65-70 kph (about 40mph). Other than making the turns, I kept the jet ski at full throttle ... it was an absolute rush. Since Surfer's Paradise is a pretty cheesy, albeit fun place, we decided to do a cheesy dinner and eat at Hooter's. We were able to convince our waitress that it was Apple the cow's birthday, so the waitresses sung Happy Birthday to her. It was a fun day and a great way to finish off these last several days of fun. Now I just can't wait to catch up on some sleep ... enjoy the photos.