This is our last day in Kirra ... So sad! Here are some things we have learned about Australia and the people that live here, in no particular order of importance: * they are self-sufficient * we have heard no Canadian news since we've been here * but they love Canadians!?! * they are certainly not as influenced by the US as we are * most are very friendly and helpful * their dollar is worth more then ours * storms come and go in a blink * they are gene...

It's cooled off a bit today so we decided to play some golf. Haven't done that in Aussie yet .. we went to the Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club. Hired (that's "rented" for you Canadians) some Clubs and off we went. Not a bad course and not a bad round for either of us considering it's our first game in 2013. Not much more to talk about since we are really in holiday mode and doing the usual boring holiday stuff that people do when they have tired of expl...

I woke up this morning to the smell of breakfast .. Ahahah ... Must be my birthday! Yes sir, that's it, and Grant promised that today would all be for me; and it has been. I had breakfast (made by my hubby), spent about an hour answering all the emails coming my way with birthday wishes, played some cards, read my book, had lunch, then went for a glorious 90 minute massage (my b-day present), came home to more relaxation, then down to Wyndham's 10th anniversary ...

This was a good day. Woke up this morning to a beautiful sunny day so after breakfast we decided to do what most people in this town like to do; we hit the beach. Now this is what holidays are all about! We picked up a couple of boogie boards and spent 2 hours playing in the waves, just like we were kids again. It was great fun! Then went to do a few laps in the pool just to clean ourselves of the salt water, had lunch, took a walk in town, bought ice cream, wat...