I have had a very serious change of heart about the Gold Coast. My experience with it in the past was mainly of Surfers and they weren't glowing memories.
This trip, Stu, EJ and I stayed at Burleigh and adventured around the area. There are some absolutely awesome spots and the whole feeling on the coast in the areas we stayed was very friendly, family oriented and forward thinking. It's lovely to be surprised by a place, especially with all my pre-conceived ideas of how tasteless it was.
Here are some of the shots from our journey..
A sunset from Tamborine Mountain. Glorious :)
We've taken to checking out Botanical Gardens, and Tamborine Mountain's was stunning.
The volunteers that look after it do a wonderful service. Lots of meandering paths, flora and fauna and plenty of space to stretch.
There is nothing like the act of journeying for the opportunity to be shown things that I may need reminding of.
One thing for me that keeps being made abundantly clear is the perfect timing of everything. Not my timing. Oh no, if I had my way on our day trip up the mountain, we would have been home by four, bub would have had his sleep on time, we could have been home and making dinner... and so on. Travelling with a baby means for a lot of 'allowing' and 'letting go'.
So because Elijah fed and didn't feel like getting in the car when we did, we had an extended play... and so when we drove along the road with the spectacular view, it was at the perfect time to watch the sun set and I was able to take photos of my boys that I will treasure always.
It's amazing how things just work out for the best if we surrender our agenda and go with the flow. :-)
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