This morning Michael & Sue picked us up for a drive down the coast. Their personal knowledge of the area (they've lived here for 40+ years) is appreciated by Bill & I. They showed us the Life Savers' (lifeguards) Club that Michael was a member of in his youth and explained that the volunteer life savers clubs are very competitive with each other and pride themselves in their training and readiness. They are very well respected.
Bill, Sue, & Michael
We stopped in several spots to take pictures and admire the views of the lush coastline. Being a Saturday with beautiful weather, the beaches were crowded with people of all ages. (Every child I'd see, I'd say to myself "She's about Maile's age." or "That one's running around just like Mason." or "Niko must be about that size by now.")
One of the many beautiful Gold Coast beaches
Cindy standing in Queensland, Bill in New South Wales
We crossed over the state line from Queensland to New South Wales, then continued down to Byron Bay, the eastern most point of Australia. At the Byron Lighthouse, we were thrilled to see a mother humpback whale with her baby swimming by on their migration from New Guinea to Antarctica, plus a group of about 8 dolphins frolicking in the waves. One dolphin in particular seemed to 'surf' a wave before jumping high in the air over it. He did this a few times, almost as if he was showing off for us. We certainly enjoyed the show!
Byron Bay, the eastern most point of Australia
I guess you are wondering about the flat people since we didn't mention them in the above adventures here on the Gold Coast. Well the photo below tells the whole story. . .
We found a great restaurant here in Surfers Paradise called Baritalia. It is run by a gentleman named Francis who is from Italy but he is part French and part
Croatian and I might add a great chef.
Flat John & Flat Mary Ann seem ready to go when wine is on the agenda (go figure)
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