~The Gold Coast~

Finally, away from the rush, the jobs and all the skyscrapers..toooo...oh wait what's this? More skyscrapers and city life, but there's a beach...so I guess that makes it all better.

Welcome to Surfers Paradise, and the Australian Gold Coast.

This is the sparkly of sparkles, there is everything you could ever want to buy...over 100 dollars and enough platinum blonde hair running around that there's an overall "glow" to this place.



Still aside from all the plastic of the place, its actually very cool. The beaches are stunning. The enormous stretch of blanketed goldness, shimmering water that's clearer than a looking glass and enough sun to bake a roast. Yes, I'm getting my burn on...oh wait, I mean tan.

I select a hostel that was recommended by a friend, and at first I was dissapointed. This place was a dump...luckily it made up for it with the enormous friendly atmosphere. Yay, I made some more friends.



At first it was a little strange not having to do really anything all day except lay on the beach, walk around the small city like district and just take in the views. But, I quickly got used to it and remembered why I loved to travel.

Aside from the beach I also ventured up the tallest building in all of the gold coast. It was called the Q1. And from its website it says it has 77 floors and 1331 steps. Plus it offers the greatest view of the coast. You can see from Brisbane, all the way to Byron Bay. Pretty unreal. Still just so you don't think I'm too hard core...no I didn't walk all the steps. I took the fastest elevator in the world. :D



Then arrived St. Paddy's day. One...I always think the green beer will taste awesome. Two...it never does. Still I fooled myself into thinking I could pull through it. Eventually I just gave it to the friends I met at the hostel...and I got a free Irish hat out of it. Yipeee. Unfortunately I had to leave the hat at the hostel because...well...no space for stupid stuff to travel with.

Still, St. Paddy's day was pretty cool, even though its one of the messiest day's I've ever witnessed, mostly I had a cool time doing "Irish" things down at the beach. Hmmm I didn't know the limbo was Irish.



Lastly I just want to mention a quick bit about my last day in Brisbane. I was kind of sad to say by to all the friends I made there. It was like leaving family. However, we all had an awesomely rad last night where we all got together, had a BBQ, played games and talk about the good times.



And yes, I told them all they could come visit me in Canada. One of them may actually do it.

Now, I've got to trudge through the rain and enjoy a BBQ tonight at the hostel here in Byron Bay. Man I love this place.