After another free breakfast it was already time to check-out and begin the slow trip to the airport. I thought I'd have more planned for the last day when I booked the flights, but probably should have selected a time around the middle of the day instead of late afternoon as it turned out.
I got the tram down to Pacific Fair to start - I can only vaguely remember it from a school trip we took in about year 10, but I imagined it being much, much bigger and better than it actually was. It didn't help that half of the place was shut down for major renovations, there wasn't even a cinema or any other form of entertainment.
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| Disappointing. |
So with that activity cut short we set off over to Broadbeach, which contains a beach and some shops. I got a juice and had a quick rest across in the park because it was still a bit early for lunch, then we set off again on foot, south down to Mermaid Beach. The street closest to the beach was full of flashy houses that all appeared to have been built or renovated within the last five years somehow - so a bit out of my price range. This street also appeared to have been part of the full marathon route as there was still hydration gel wrappers scattered everywhere.
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| Broadbeach. |
After about two kilometres of walking in the sun we made it just in time for lunch at Burger Fuel! So now NSW and Queensland both have several Burger Fuels, but still none for Victoria. Anyway, I got the usual vegetable burger and fries which was up to their usual standard.
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| Burgers at Burger Fuel! |
Since it was a bit far (about four kilometres) to walk to Burleigh Head (not Burleigh Heads apparently) we got the local bus down instead. After getting some drinks and visiting the beach for a while I hiked along the trail through Burleigh Head National Park. This would have to be about the smallest national park I've been to, they had a few walking tracks through the bush land for about two kilometres, which was actually a good distance for a bit of light recovery exercise.
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| Burleigh Head. |
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| Lucky I only took a backpack. |
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| The end. |
After finally reaching the other end there was a bus stop right there - perfect, except it was the local bus instead of the one for the airport. The next bus stop wasn't too far away though and we were off to the airport with about an hour to spare. The Gold Coast airport is pretty desolate when you have a bit of time to kill, but at least they had free wifi and the world's least enthusiastic Hungry Jack's storm dessert.
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| This wouldn't happen with a McFlurry. |
- Gold Coast - 6/10
- Cost - $140 approx plus flight and hotel
- Days - 3
- Photos - 32 on camera phone
- Taxis - 0
- Words - 2200 approx
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