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Well, I arrived home yesterday, however with the time change etc I didn't take any new pictures. I was too busy catching up on sleep. I will be posting pictures that I took over the past couple of weeks of my Australian Adventure. The picture that I am posting today, is the wonderful warm Welcome home that I received from my super sis Bernice and my brother Stu...

Saying Goodbyes

                                  One last picture with my dear friend Jan before leaving for the airport.

Last day of our Australian Adventure

Today, we headed out to Kings Beach to take advantage of one last day of swimming. It came at a cost - sunburn, but we had a blast and it was worth every red mark

I find these drifts a little more acceptable.

 

The Glasshouse mountains named by Captain Cook as they reminded him of the glass furnaces of Yorkshire England. They were once lava plugs within volcanic cones.

 

 My son and I took Jan out for supper. Brisbane had converted an old Gas Storage area into a trendy café, area.

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R & R after travelling the day

Today, we arrived late at our hotel, so only had time for a walk about, swim, supper then bed..

            Beautiful seemingly wild flowers that I came upon while walking up a roadway.

 

The beading water droplets and sunset in the background provided a lovely pastel picture of the pool.

Burleigh Heads

Today we took a drive to Burleigh Heads along the Gold Coast. Beautiful day. We just stopped at the beaches, did some sauntering around, had lunch at the Burleigh Surf Club.

We then returned to Surfers Paradise and went to see the Q1, which is the highest residential building in the southern Hemisphere.. and the 3d highest in the world. This is the view along the beach towards our hotel and was taken from the 77 floor of the Q1.

The waves as seen from the Q1.

Gold Coast

 

Driving along the Gold Coast on our way to Byron Bay, we stopped along many beautiful beaches.

 

                These little sand balls are created by crabs as they dig out places in the sand to hide, unfortunately I couldn't catch a glimpse of them out of their holes.

Surfers Paradise

View from our room, 18th floor of the Vibe Hotel. Blessed with both the ocean and the waterways.

 

 

I believe this to be a coconut husk.

 

This beauty is a Pointsietta tree!

 

I was thrilled during my morning walk to capture this picture of "The bird of paradise"flower" This one seems to display the bird form exquisitely.