7 Days in Oz Heaven

This was a well needed break i can tell you!!! Mike and I were totally past the cold Dunedin weather and looking forward to the beautiful weather of the Sunshine Coast, and it didn't disappoint. We left home at 11pm and drove thru the night to be at Christchurch Airport at 4 in the morning. The flight was good, but we circled for an hour before landing due to fog. Finally we made it to the hotel, it was lovely. Portobello By The Sea. Picked up our rental car and did some shopping then by 6pm i was bugger and flaked out in bed. Australia Zoo was our first stop and here we met up with Brett and Amanda, Ella and Macy. Gosh!, those girls are just so sweet. We all had lots of fun, my favourite was the Tiger Show.

And better not to forget this cute little fellow also. Lots to see, Koala's, Elephant's, Wombat's, Snake's, Crocodile's, Alligator's and not to forget the Kangaroo's. It was great. We all had a wonderful day.

In caloundra they have the Bulcock Street Markets, I bought a bikini, $113.00, and i like it. Came home and sunbathed straight away and even went for a swim. Mike took me to the Pineapple Plantation, they were closed but we walked into the feilds where they were growing. It was the first time i had seen how a pineapple grows, it was great.

Then we found the Billington Maze, you had to walk around and find 6 of the 7 dwarfs. Snow White had lost them. That was a bit of light hearted fun. They also had little maze's you had to figure out as well. Quite entertaining.

The next day was quite mixed, we started out heading to Aussie World, a small amusement park. Had a great game of mini golf (which i won), then headed for the adrenalin rides. Unfortunately it wasn't long before Mike was feeling sick, so we packed that in and went next door to the Ettamogah pub for some lunch, Yum Yum...

We were both feeling alot better after the lunch so we thought we would just drive around a little. We drove to Mooloolah, Palmwoods, Montville and eventually came to an Exclusive Hideaway. It is called "Secrets by the Lake". We were lucky enough to be shown through one of the cabins, and it is just georgous. They are all in the tree tops and very isolated, complete privacy. It certainly had the Wow... factor.

Mike had a big sleep in the next morning which meant i could have a lay in the sun and a bit of a swim, no rushing today. Then we did some kart racing in the afternoon. As usual i was the slowest. Mike waited for me on one lap, then decided that wasn't fun so took off leaving me in his dust, ha ha ha... We stopped at the Strawberry feilds on the way home and picked our own berries and had the most delicious strawberry icecream.

Eumundi Markets was next, then onto Noosa Heads, we had a lovely walk along the shoreline track then had a bit of lunch (gourmet burgers on the beach). Once we got home we both decided to do our own thing for a few hours, then i surprised Mike with Zone 3 Laserstrike and a Mexican Dinner. It was a lovely evening spent together. While walking back to the car, we got offered a scratchie, Mike won accomodation for 2 on a island just off Thailand. But to claim our prize we had to go and listen to a timeshare seller. We had nothing else to do, so the next day we headed to Mooloolaba Beach. We got ourselves a lovely massage. Feeling good, we went and listened to the seller, claimed Mike's prize and headed to the beach for awhile. It was great, swimming and relaxing at the beach in the middle of winter.

For our last meal, we went back to our favourite place, Viva, at the Caloundra RSL. They have fantastic meals.

Some photos of the lovely apartments we stayed in. I had the most wonderful time. Cant wait for the next time.

Portobello By The Sea is situated on Dicky's Beach, which is named after a shipwreck on the beach. This is a fantastic picture of it.