Had a fantastic time in Surfers Paradise and would love to go back again. We had great weather the whole time we were there and actually got to go swimming in the sea it was really warm and really clear.

The first park we went to was Dreamworld which was alot of fun and we pretty much went on every ride bar a few that were more likely to make you sick lol

The highlight of Dreamworld was holding the Koala which was something I had never done before



Tiger Island was pretty cool as well just seeing the tigers that close and seeing them with their keepers as well.

Seaworld was cool as well we caught the bus out there and due to us getting the discount tickets in town we now have a season pass until the end of June this year. The pass includes Movieworld as well..

The dolphin show was neat seeing them that close and doing their tricks...seal one was the first show we went to and was very amusing.. got to touch some stingrays as th4y have a touching pool and you put your hand in when they come up and you touch the underside of them which is a strange feeling but we kept doing it...There was one stingray that kept coming back which we took alot of photos of.

The three rides there were alot of fun but didn't manage to get any photos as they didn't have the booth up and running to buy the ones that they take of you on the ride as it goes round..

All my photos are up on facebook so check them out..

My favourite had to be movieworld we got socked on the wildwest ride which takes you round in a boat type thing and then pulls up up and once the doors open you plunge straight down and get soaked Ange and I were laughing it was so much fun and luckily the weather is so hot cause you dry pretty quickly.



Our fave ride was the scooby one we went on it so many times and before the end of the day we went on it 8 or 9 times in a row to get the best photo of us posing...



Our hotel was pretty good we stayed on the 18th floor and had a 2 bedroom apartment..The reception staff weren't that friendly towards us and came across kinda bitchy..The Gardner was really nice he always said hello to us each day we went past heading out the back entrance to catch the bus to the parks...We were right across from the beach and not even a 5 minute walk to the shops which was handy.



Ange and I have agreed we want to go back and plan on saving up to spend longer than a week there. When we do go back ti will be when the schools are still in last thing we want is longer lines at the theme parks with all the school kids etc so much easier when they are all at school.

I head back to work tomorrow....and will be taking more time off in July for the Vampire Diaries Convention in Sydney and am going with the same two people I went to Melbourne and Surfers with plus a few others from work...

Last days in Melbourne

Today was our last day in Melbourne and it was spent at the Supernatural convention which was alot of fun. I got a photo with Misha Collins aka Castiel and an autograph. I took quite a few photos when we were able to. Yesterday was spent wondering around Melbourne seeing all that w could while we could. We went to the old Gail and got "arrested". They also put on a play about Ned Kelly shown from his mothers point of view which was really good. We are off to Surfers Paradise tomorrow and I can't wait to see the ocean again and check out Sea World, Dream World and Movie World.

Melbourne day 2

Second day in Melbourne had us spending the day at the zoo which was alot of fun. The amount of animals they have there is amazing and seeing the baby elephant was really neat since we don't have any in NZ.

Took alot of photos which will get uploaded when I get home.

Tomorrow we hope to get to the Queen Victoria markets and the old Melbourne Goal.

Sunday will see us at the Supernatural convention

Melbourne day 1

We arrived in Melbourne this moring to a wet chilly morning..The flight wasn't to bad a bit of turbulance but nothing to bad...Air NZ has alot of good in flight entertainment which kept us busy for the whole flight. We have had a wonder around Melbourne and plan on going to the zoo tomorrow and possibly the Melbourne Goal to see the Ned kelly stuff.

Hotel isn't to bad we each have a bed and heating is good. TV only has two channels which is annoying but we are ok with it at the moment.

The sky bus was a good idea $26 AUD return to and from the airport and free transfer to the hotel but we ended up walking as the train station was only a block from our hotel.

I'm not off to check my facebook and then drink my tea

Aussie

Well I am all packed for my trip across the ditch to aussie with two work friends Ange and Robyn.

We are off to Melbourne first on Thursday to attend the Supernatural convention on Sunday and then Monday we travel onto the Gold Coast for an extended break.

If you know any good sights in either Melbourne or Surfers let us know and we will check it out. I will take as many pictures as I can and post them on here or just facebook.