Day 109: Tugun - Brisbane

We have turned into trailer trash!

Our car is in the garage getting all the bits we have ordered, this will take two days.

We were very disorganised this morning and as a result we were late coming up from the Gold Coast. There was no time to set up the tent and unload the Prado, so in our haste we rented a cabin.

I have often wondered what these cabins were like...

I need not wonder any more...

The cabin slept 5, there was the double bed and 3 vinyl bunk beds. The first thing that hit me was the smell of cheap aftershave. It was as if the place was doused in it. The beds looked like they had seen better days, lots of them and there was a tiny shower tray with a curtain that gave the cabin en-suite status.

I may have to sleep fully clothed and levitate.

One small bonus, there is a TV and we haven't seen one of them for a long time. We may even find out what is going on in the real world.

Em

Day 107: Tugun

It is very nice here. Beautiful beaches and none of the commercialisation of Surfers Paradise. Not that Surfers Paradise is a bad place, there is a need for that kind of escapism as well as the idyllic, quiet, remote beach type. We all need a bit of bright neon lights and skyscrapers every once in a while.

We drove south for about 5 minutes looking for a supermarket and ended up crossing the border to New South Wales. That wasn't part of the plan, we shouldn't be there for a long time yet!

Em

Day 105: Surfers Paradise - Tugun

We are off down to Tugun which is just above Coolangatta.

A friend of a friend has an apartment down there that we have rented for as a treat.

We are going to spend four days enjoying the view, our own bathroom, a real bed, curtains, TV... I bet it doesn't rain either!

Em