Today we took a trip down to Byron Bay for the day to see how the hippies are doing and to get ourselves out of Queensland for the first time in over a year! We left our apartment in Palm Beach just after nine o'clock this morning for the short drive south but due to the time difference in New South Wales we got to Byron Bay just before lunchtime. Our first stop was the Byron Bay lighthouse where we could see back over the town and people surfing below to one ...

We have spent the last couple of days down at Palm Beach initiating Lynn and Leslie in the ways of the Gold Coast before we head to Byron Bay for the day tomorrow. We arrived yesterday afternoon after a leisurely drive through some of the coastal towns along the way, which in itself was a truly bizarre experience as we passed through many purpose built towns that were like something out of Sim City. All the houses were architecturally designed so that no two hou...

Today we took a day trip out to Moreton Island to show the olds what was on offer and to get ourselves up close and personal with some of the dolphins that frequent its shores. We got the early ferry across to the island so that we would be there in plenty of time to get a few activities booked and make sure that we didn’t miss out on the eco cruise, where we would get the chance to see all the marine life including dolphins and dugongs. However, when w...

Today we revisited one of our favourite places from the last time Lynn and Leslie were out, as we headed to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary for the second time. This time around it was decided that a cruise along the river to the sanctuary would be much nicer than a bus ride through the city suburbs (really didn't take long to decide on that one) and after picking out our new favourite houses along the river and spotting several bats chilling out in the trees we arr...

Today we took a trip with Lynn and Leslie to the Sunshiny Coast Hinterland to the Glass House Mountains - so called because James Cook wrote "they are remarkable for the singular form of their elevation, which very much resembles a glass house, and for this reason I called them Glass Houses." Personally we don't see the resemblance but each to their own. We set off nice and early to make the most of the day and when we arrived we were pleased to see ...