Gold Coast - Southport

We had a brief stop over at the Gold Coast for three nights, just enough time for me to visit my favourite shopping haunts. I think Maree & Judy must have cleaned up before I got there as I found it hard this year to get the bargains that I have previously managed to ferret out, but still managed to complete Tan's shopping list for the boys.

Sunday morning we decided to head around to the Spit where we buy prawns that are caught the night before and sold direct to the public from the trawlers, can't beat the fresh king sized Tiger prawns. Next we stopped at the Marina Mirage to visit Max Brenner Chocolate Bar, where we treated ourselves to warm crepes filled with banana & hazelnut praline that has pure melted chocolate drizzled over the top. Pure indulgence, yum!

With the Commonwealth Games being held on the Gold Coast in 2018 there is a lots of work being carried out along the foreshore especially around the Broadwater Caravan Park where they are reclaiming, pumping sand from out in the waterway to eventually make more Parklands & events space.

Monday we left the Gold Coast travelling down the Pacific Hwy hoping the weather will be kind to us so that we can make it to Newcastle to visit Maree & Brian then head down to Sydney and out to the Blue Mountains.