Gold Coast - Part 1
It was a pleasant Thursday afternoon in Adelaide and the 5 of us were eagerly awaiting the time we would be boarding the flight that would take us to Gold Coast – the Land of Beaches! The Jetstar flight was scheduled to depart Adelaide at 1445 hours. We were at the Airport 1 hour ahead and had to wait in a long queue to check in our luggage. That was probably one of the busiest days for the Airport, when people were travelling to meet their near and dear ones for the Easter weekend.
Once we boarded the flight, we switched ourselves to the “holiday” mode and were totally excited about the place we would be visiting. The journey lasted about 2.5 hours and went on smooth. The Coolangatta Airport was a small one focused mainly for tourists who didn’t have to drive down from the bigger Brisbane Airport. The luggage came on time and the guys were excited about the upgraded Holden Commodore offered by Avis. As soon as we came out of the Airport, there was a feeling of inexplicable joy and expectations of the place we had all so much heard about. The first instinct was that the air felt humid and warm, just like our home town. Maybe that added to our happiness.
It was a half hour drive from the Airport to Surfer’s Paradise, the place where we had booked our Apartment. The route had suburbs named after Florida’s famous beach locations such as Miami, Palm Beach, Mermaid Beach etc. Our Apartment – imperial Surf was located on Esplanade at Surfer’s Paradise, facing the wild Pacific Ocean. We were to live on the 11th floor for the next 4 days with an excellent view of the beach and a comfortable living area. After admiring the beauty of the apartment, we set out to get grocery to support us for the forthcoming days and dinner for the night. It was a unanimous vote for Pizza and we decided to go to La Porchetta, and ordered 2 large pizzas for 5 hungry people. One was a normal vegetarian one and the other a gourmet pizza. They were really yummy and satisfied our hunger for the night.
We decided that now was a good time to walk along the shores of the beach. The weather was pleasant and the winds calm. It was a beautiful walk after which we decided to go back to our apartment for an early night. A day of adventure and action lay ahead of us.
Once we boarded the flight, we switched ourselves to the “holiday” mode and were totally excited about the place we would be visiting. The journey lasted about 2.5 hours and went on smooth. The Coolangatta Airport was a small one focused mainly for tourists who didn’t have to drive down from the bigger Brisbane Airport. The luggage came on time and the guys were excited about the upgraded Holden Commodore offered by Avis. As soon as we came out of the Airport, there was a feeling of inexplicable joy and expectations of the place we had all so much heard about. The first instinct was that the air felt humid and warm, just like our home town. Maybe that added to our happiness.
It was a half hour drive from the Airport to Surfer’s Paradise, the place where we had booked our Apartment. The route had suburbs named after Florida’s famous beach locations such as Miami, Palm Beach, Mermaid Beach etc. Our Apartment – imperial Surf was located on Esplanade at Surfer’s Paradise, facing the wild Pacific Ocean. We were to live on the 11th floor for the next 4 days with an excellent view of the beach and a comfortable living area. After admiring the beauty of the apartment, we set out to get grocery to support us for the forthcoming days and dinner for the night. It was a unanimous vote for Pizza and we decided to go to La Porchetta, and ordered 2 large pizzas for 5 hungry people. One was a normal vegetarian one and the other a gourmet pizza. They were really yummy and satisfied our hunger for the night.
We decided that now was a good time to walk along the shores of the beach. The weather was pleasant and the winds calm. It was a beautiful walk after which we decided to go back to our apartment for an early night. A day of adventure and action lay ahead of us.
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6/05/2006 11:53:00 AM
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