Sat, 30th Aug, 2014 Tamborine Mountains (Visiting at Runaway Bay)

NOTE: at last updated the last week - sorry for being so slack but was having such a busy time catching up with family and friends. 

10.9 degrees at 7am in the van. The roosters are crowing but it is very tranquil and quiet with the song birds in the background. Headed down the mountain – a lot steeper this range so glad we don’t have the van. Stopped at Harbour Town and got some groceries – no time for “shopping” though. Passed Biggera Waters where my late Auntie Audrey used to live. We had some fun there. RIP.

Visited our new friends from our cruise, David & Chris, in their magnificent apartment on the 13^th floor of a highrise in Runaway Bay. 

In front of the artwork they bought on the cruise

Such fabulous views – I could live here.

 View from their bedroom south to Gold Coast

 Gold Coast skyline

 Coolangatta in the distance

 Seaworld

 Back to Tambourine Mountains

Tennis!

Has a marina, tennis courts, pool, gym and fishponds with the biggest goldfish!! Great to catch up with them again.

 View from the main balcony

 Down t the pool and BBQ area

 along way up

 Carp and goldfish

Walked further up the road to another Fogg family descendant, Allan & Glynis. There were in a gated estate of lovely homes and gardens – such a contract to the highrise apartments but both equally as lovely.

 David & Chris' apartment building in the background, Allan's to the left

Wonderful chatting with them about their family and lives.

Back up the mountain and to a viewing area overlooking the Gold Coast and to Coolangatta – great view and it was lovely and clear.

 Coolangatta

Gold Coast (tried to get them beside each other but didn't work)

 David & Chris' apartment buildings

Walked down to Curtis Falls which had more water that Witches Falls then down the boardwalk to quaint little shops – one was just full of teapots but had closed by the time we got there.

 So tall

Curtis Falls

 We have had bush turkeys everywhere we have stayed

Friendly kookaburra

Back to the van for dinner and I updated and uploaded everything to the blog so I am up to date. Quiet night as Rod & Cathy had a party to go to in Ashmore.