GOLD COAST 8

Today's excursion was "Tamborine Mountains". It was a short drive from our apartment. Well that's what we thought. It took a good 1 hour to reach the top of the mountain where the town centre and National Parks are. It was a never ending journey to the top.

In fact we had to stop mid way for a smoko break, plus an opportunity to get some happy snaps for me:

The amazing views of the mountains from mid point:

Finally the photographer has to enter a picture of his own:

We reach the town centre after a long drive up. At first I thought the below house was some one's mansion but soon I realised all the houses up here have been turned into cafes, restaurants or shops.

This is the swan cafe. I'm calling it swan cafe because of the enormous swan out the front of it:

Oh before I go on I should show you all my neat rental car. What do you think?

It wasn't long before I discovered Fred's shop. Something pink and expensive:

I found my call for the day:

The mountains even have their own lebanese style "Zenobia" haha:

Pity the lebanese place is in some small shack. I wonder if they have a bellydancer?

All this sightseeing and shopping worked up an appetite so it was time for a coffee and snack:

After recharging on coffee it was time to hit the National Park. So we ask random locals for directions. Now let me just say OH MY GOD!!! Everyone was so slow in responding and so calm. I was ready to grab someone by the neck and scream give me quick directions! My brother had to point out to me that the people up here are so laid back.

My family has an obsession with waterfalls. So we thought we would check out Curtis Falls at the National Park. This is after we realised Witches falls is closed haha

After a short stroll through the National Park we discovered Curtis Falls:

NV decides to get a pic with Curtis Falls:

Once we finished with the National Park we discovered the Cedar Creek Falls. However when we started walking and realised the amount of time it takes to reach the Fall we decided against it haha

All this bushwalking started to get too exhausting so we decided to head back to Surfers for dinner. It was another long trail down the mountain.

We decided to stop at Australia Fair for dinner. My brother insisted he knew this great restaurant that we can have dinner in. We rock up to realised the restaurant has been changed into an Asian restaurant. My parents practically vomit at the idea of eating there.

We quickly start racing to the car when I spot this:

Christine needs to pose like this! So the plan is to head back to Labrador to the seafood place. After half an hour of circling around we realise we are completely lost. No one knew how to get back to the place so we did the next best thing - Maccas by the beach haha

After dinner we decided to shop around abit. This is when I discovered my dream penguin fountain:

This is when it gets interesting. I go to buy the penguin fountain and the stupid bitch at the cash register wont let me. She claims that's the only one they have left and she cant sell it to me. I ask her if she is getting anymore in and she claims they may not but she cant sell the display. For fucks sake who the hell keeps a display item if they are no receiving any more stock of it? The entire penguin frustration leads me to heading home to do this:

At the apartment I find a vistors book and sign it as Christine with a phone number. The question is whos phone number is it?

Back at the apartment it was time to pack for tomorrow's departure. Tomorrow its hola Sydney~!