Our Coolangatta Home

Tom and Marianna graciously lent us their beautiful condo on the gold coast for almost a week..and asked us for nothing in return!  We had a fantastic time in Coolangatta and were sorry to leave!  

The cleaning girl's dance!

Shandalin!  Do you want a fight?

Our beautiful Condo in Coolongatta

To Surfer's Paradise...again!

"I think it would be fun to ride to Surfer's Paradise while you run, it's only 25 kms"

"25 kms...we should be almost there...it's been over 2 hours now"

"um Shan, the map says we're only 1/2 way there"

"We could just stop here...no, no, we can't...I just can't stop now"

"Here's to 40 kms in the hot afternoon sun"

Even Paradise has it's challenges

Just another day in Paradise

Coolangatta is on the Gold Coast of Australia.  

"Hey Shan, watch out for rogue waves"  that was said by Alana shortly before I ventured out to the cliff and got soaked  and ruined my cell phone...luckily my computer and camera were unharmed!

Koalas and Kangas

Cuddly Koalas

Aww!  So cute Alana!

Feeding Kangaroos

Sheep Shearing is an artform

Wombats are endangered creatures, they look like a cross between a  pig and a Koala

Gold Coast, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

I met this couple Tom and Marianna while cycling through Austria last year...they were doing some of the same route and we traveled together for a day and they invited me to their place in Australia...so of course I came!  We had a great couple days together and than Marianna drove us to their condo on the Gold Coast! 

Meeting Alana in Brisbane...a day late! 

Tom says: "Put me on your blog...NOW"

Marianna making a dinner fit for a king or "for 2 princesses"

Myself and Dzenek...he might come to Canada for a visit because he'll have a doctor and a nurse at his disposal.

Surfer's Paradise

A bad day surfing still beats a good day working