Yesterday I finally arrived to the Gold Coast and spent a couple of hours checking out the view from Coolangatta first… It did not disappoint! It’s so nice to be finally seeing it in person after listing over pictures for so long!
Getting the chance to feel the sand between my toes again was glorious!!
In the evening I got the greyhound bus up to Surfers Paradise and had a quiet night to recover from my 3am start!
There had been constant reports of a potential storm coming today but thankfully it never made it to ruin my plans! I caught the bus down to Burleigh Heads, checked out a cute little village market with lots of fashion and arts stalls…
Then I began walking up the beach, 5km in total from Burleigh Heads up through Miami Beach to Mermaid Beach. It was a beautiful walk And just what I needed to relax with some music to but boy was I burning by the end! I got the bus from Mermaid as could feel the pain already and when I saw the damage…. Well I definitely was a sight for sore eyes!
I stopped off for a quick refreshment at this beautiful little garden cafe, something I’d definitely expect to find in melbourne!!
Then made my way up to Main Beach by tram and had a brilliant *Only in Ausltralia* moment…
I was hoping for beautiful sunset views from Main Beach but unfortunately the sun wasn’t cooperating! Luckily this sand art made up for it and instead I spent my evening up the sky view tower to check out the city in lights! And then headed over to see what the night markets had to offer… Unfortunately no delicious food but there was some amazing photographs mounted onto metal! Might have to purchase one of them before I head home!
eyes abroad 