Music of the Trip: This is what it sounds like, Golden, ( K-pop Demon Hunters), Roar (Katy Perry) and some Barbie Girl.
Hastings Point
Tasman Holiday Parks - North Star
Friday - Fly Melb - Brisbane - Drive to Hastings Point with Sushi Train lunch.
Saturday.
5am start. Weather warm in the morning and overcast by PM.
7am Beach. Playground and kids club. Water park and slides.
PM, went to shops in Tweed Heads and picked up second pair of new bathers.
KPOP demon hunters for movie night.
Could've brought floatables to float down the river. A very kid friendly beach nearby, MM Estuary combined with the MM south beach combined with warmer weather and empty of other persons. Almost perfect?
Sunday.
5am start Beach first up, BBQ snags for lunch, kids club and pool. Quick 10km run and F&C for dinner.
Monday
Later start, 6am. Playground into water park before 9am. Lunch Kids club. Run was shortened after stopping and spending an hour watching humpback whales pass Norries Head, was also confused finding a plane wreck, turns out it was filming for netflix show but everyone was elsewhere for lunch. Pop up pizza van and ice-cream for dinner then... **DJ Shorty Brown** - what a surprise hoot. Both winners of some golden bling.
Tuesday
A day of rest perhaps? What a busy three and a half days.
6:15am wake up, wandered with bling around the campsite before picking up Zoe to do the same at her 7:15am wakeup. 7:45 off for a morning bush walk and around to the beach, 'i'll' just put my feet in. Of course they are going to roll around in the surf. Back for de-sanding shower before Marine Discovery Centre. Exhibits and holding some animals and learning about mangroves. Lunch. Kids Club, 24km run to Kingcliff as the kids icecreams and splash park., and restaurant dinner.
Wednesday
Drive North to Brisbane.
Drive North to Brisbane.
Stop to look at whales and dolphins at Norries head. Nice walk along the boardwalk, and long play at the playground before driving to Currumbin. Lovely lunch and pirate ship playground on the foreshore Mickeycheese Lagoon, before swimming up the river (a lovely beach ruined by being off leash dogs), before looping back around to the car.
Stop over in Forestdale. booking.com fail with a host family has an undisclosed 2 yo and very poor insulation. Almost hilariously bad, thankfully post 8:30pm it was actually fine. Some mexican for dinner.
Thursday
Start the day with some sing-a-long k-pop, trampoline and meet the Bells for morning tea/lunch. Some basketball and netball practice, running around the dirt tracks before looping to a playground.
Step count says it's the first day that was relaxed - not enough steps so a brisk 6km walk around the gap to find some steep roads to get the steps and heart rate up.
Friday
Another train museum! but with Dinosaurs? ~4 hours spent at Queensland Museum Rail workshops in Ipswich, Zoe's enthusiasm is what extended the stay from the 2.5 -> 4 hours driving the tilt train and steam trains. 3D dinosaur puzzles, made plaster fossil moulds. Bring your own food if you go, says no food, but that's just in the main centre, enough space to sit and eat outside.
Dane lost the keys on the tilt train, but thankfully a kind soul had handed them in, written a note of the windshield, and personally told us they gave in our keys inside.
5km run with Zac to get the legs moving. Steaks for dinner.
Saturday
10th Ashgrove anniversary 7am parkrun, tropical plant market purchasing. Kids and Zac expired at Police park followed by skate park and school monkey bars. Home for more food and head off to Lone Pine Koalas. Great day of picnic lunch, feeding Koalas, Sheep dog shows, Birds of prey - Owls and Wedge tail eagles. Tessa, you were very difficult today, "this too shall pass" is our current motto to get us through the contradiction that is your requests/actions/demands. Home for thai dinner.
Sunday
Morning swim at Bells, Enogarra Dam pm with catfish biting anyone coming to close. . Salmon bowls for dinner. And Darts.
Monday
Brisbane scenic 27km jog along Brisbane river back to gap. Long swim then off to space at the planetarium. Pool heat pump still required for Brisbane October weather :D (bit cold!). Planetarium movie was ho-hum but longer viewing exploring real stars would be great, reckon Zoe would enjoy that more. Then Botanical gardens next on quite a hot day. Pasta for dinner.
Tuesday
Off to the bakery before 7. Ended up with three in tow and up at the playground and skatepark. Much fun, and shorts became holey after sliding down the ramps.
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