Qld Holiday Day 10 - Broadbeach

We wanted today to be a relaxing day of sorts, just enjoying the weather of the Gold Coast. After breakfast we went downstairs and enjoyed the complex's pool, which we pretty much had to ourselves for the whole hour or so we were in there. Very nice, although I was once again accosted by kids. as much as I'm sure it is fun for them, sometimes in the pool it gets a little bit too much. However, they do enjoy being chased around... crazy kids... After this we walked the short distance to the beach. as you can see from the two shots, if you looked north it was a glorious day, but if you looked south, well, the weather that was approaching was obvious.

After the kids had paddled for half an hour or so, we stopped off at a playground just over the dunes, where Jess enjoyed the flying fox, while all the kids enjoyed the two bikes on a rail, where they were able to chase each other at fastish speeds.

We headed back for a quick shower and a change of clothes. Then it was time for another walk back into town, this time in fine drizzle, to find a spot for lunch. Helen eventually decided on a Coffee Club outlet, where the food was good and the kids enjoyed their food as well.

We had a quiet couple of hours back at our apartment as the rain fell around us, before we headed out at 6 o'clock for dinner with Helen's old (very old) school friend Anne and her family. A very good choice in the Lone Star Tavern was made, where the girls started talking from the time we arrived, and barely stopped for breath until we left some four or so hours later. Funnily enough, our eldest daughters Jess and Maddy got on straight away, and mimicked their mothers perfectly. In fact, all the kids - our Jess, Maddi and Josh, and Anne & Bruce's Maddy and Benji - got on so well, that they all decided to become pen pals. Crazy stuff.

Most importantly, the steak and chips and salad was again superb.

By the time we got back to our apartment it was time to get some sleep, before our return to Dreamworld the following day.