Easter

For Easter we went to the Sunshine Coast. Now there is a saying: "Don't go to the Gold Coast and expect Gold, don't go to the Sunshine Coast and expect sun".
Too true. It was quite rainy and overcase. Only one little swim in the freezing pool and one little fish off the pier.
We drove down on Wendesday afternoon arriving at 7:30pm long after Pat and Ralph. The next morning we walked along Duporth Avenue and found a coffee shop for bacon and egg breakfast.



We then went to Sunshine Plaza and shopped all day. Llew joined the revolution and bough an iPhone. Just some trouble having Vodafone release the number - Goodbye Vodafone! That night we went to the Boatshed for dinner on the water front. Food was OK, but service was very poor. Wouldn't go again.

Friday was swimming and fishing.

Saturday we went to the plaza again - yes more shopping :) then had prawns and smoked salmon for lunch.

Saturday night we went to the Wyne Bar. Really good food, great souffle - the specialty. The service was better than the Boatshed, but still not good.

Yay Easter Sunday. The rest went out to the market at Cotton Tree and I waited for the Easter Bunny who came and left a couple of hundred eggs around the place. Such fun! Luisa really liked her massive kinder surprise.

The toy in the middle was big too.

The ordinary kinder surprise had something in it that we had actually heard about on the radio. A woman was asked by her son how the little green fuzzy rabit could have 5 legs. Look for yourself.

If you don't get it, the thing on the table on the right of the photo is actually an ear! Really.

The view from the apartment was over the Maroochy River out to sea. Fabulous except for the weather.

The pool, apart from being freezing, was usually filled with screaming kids and that echoed up the balconies and disturbed the peace.

Sunday lunch Mum and Dad drove up and had the day with us. We relaxed and drank a lot, ate wonderful chickens, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, and of course chocolate :) While most of us relaxed, you can guess where Llew was!


On Monday we drove home in lots and lots of rain. Most of the way to Gin Gin it bucketed. After Miriam Vale it was pretty dry. Overall a relaxing weekend and great to catch up with both families.