Spent the next few days walking and looking around the shops. I'd generally walk down to Broadbeach along the sea, stop for a sunbathe, drinkie, lunch and mooch around the shops. Had a lovely bbq cooked by Linda on Thursday evening and got an early night. Went to a huge huge shopping centre called Pacific Fair on Friday 21st which had every shop you could imagine and the best popcorn ever (recommended to me by a guy in Byron Bay who I booked my Cairns trip with...

In Queensland now and another hour nearer to home too!! Arrived at Colin and Linda's early afternoon after a nice drive up the coast and lunch on Nobbys beach in a surf club. Lovely to be staying somewhere normal again. Had a nap, a swim, played with the mental dogs and stroked the gorgeous cat . Went out that evening for a few drinkies and to a restaurant frequented by Paris Hilton whenever she's in QLD (Colin's desperate to bump into her one day). The next...