26th June: The East Coast - Ballina & Surfers ParadiseI woke up really early in the morning, while Mummy &
di-di were still in deep slumber, and followed Daddy to the reception area 'cos he needed to settle some stuff.
And when we made our way back to the cabin, 2 ducks followed us all the way! So just for fun, Daddy gave me a piece of bread to reward them for their persistence. Then suddenly, a whole clan of ducks descended upon us!
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Somehow, a family of lorikeets picked up the news too and promptly parked themselves in front of us. :P
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That thrilled me to bits, 'cos I remembered feeding these colourful birds at the Jurong Bird Park last time and I really enjoyed it!
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Di-di was soon awoken by all the commotion, and he too joined in the feeding frenzy.
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Our supply of bread and biscuits depleted rapidly, and soon there were only tiny crumbs left to go around...
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I am so going to miss my duckie and birdie friends.
Then, we were on our way - and today we were targeting to complete the final leg of our great northwards drive and reach Surfers Paradise.
But obviously a 3-hour plus drive will get pretty boring if there are no stops along the way... so we just had to make a stop. Yah, out of necessity. Hahahaha...
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And a rest stop doesn't come better than the
Macadamia Castle! It sells mainly - surprise surprise - macadamias. Hee hee... but most importantly, it also has a fun park just for kids which consists of an animal park and a 18-hole mini golf course!
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Clubs, balls and score cards are provided as well, and I can't wait to get start swinging that club.
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And here's me; the ya-ya-papaya who just sunk a perfect putt. Hee.
Di-di was trying his hardest too, and he was quite successful too (sometimes with the help of his leg). :P
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We didn't complete all the 18 holes
lah... and our score? Erm, who keeps score when one is having fun anyway? Hee hee...
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There were other animals in the park to see too, but the other main draw for the both of us was something else. Something much much larger...
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A Treehouse Playground!
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Suffice to say, we spent the longest time up there in the Treehouse.
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If you would rather go flying instead, there was the mini Flying Fox...
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... or surfing perhaps? :P
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But at the end of the day,
di-di & I still preferred to scramble up the Treehouse
lah. Heh.
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One final ride at the playground before we got back on the road once again...
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With all the play, it was inevitable that both of us dozed off in the car and when we opened our eyes, we had reached Surfers Paradise! WOOT! Our 3-day road trip was finally completed!
And so, we decided to give a nice treat to our rumbling tummies - yummy juicy steaks on hot stones!
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You can't get more carnivorous than that I say. Hahaha... Til the next day!
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