With the beach right out the back door then what else might entertain the grandies. After a 6:00am start we were on the beach at 9:00. There was lots of splashing about and diging of holes and plenty of yacht races and surf ski races going passed. And if that wasn't enough the neverending whale show was right there.
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| Mermaid |
We have managed the first full grandie beach day. The beaches here are wide with hard hitting surf. Out the back door there is a flag patrol setup so there is no problemo in the water. There is also a small park we walked to just break it up a bit and then to finish off it was back to the beach for some wave running ie get as close to the water then run back before your feet get wet.
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| Blueys sideways crab walk |
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| Mermaids |
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| Charlie in the hole |
We had to eat out on the last night here so squeezed our way into the LifeSavers Club at North Burleigh. This has a large eating hall similar to any other rugger club or RSL you might try. Not to forget the pokies, the upstairs restuarant and every sport known shown on large screens. The food was average but at least the swimming club has a million dollar business backing them. We witnessed a full on rescue in front of us with a quad buggie tearing thru sand amid screaming from the waves. The Saver got on his board and picked up two teenage girls. My meal payment at work.
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| pool walk |
We took the bikes as far as Broad Beach where we found some good shade under casuarinas. The bikes worked ok however the oncoming bike traffic on the narrow lane was scary. These were massive electric bikes indistinguishable from motor bikes and just as fast. A boy was killed last week in Tallebudgera having come off one of these. I am typing this here on the 10th floor balcony. There have been at least four whale breachings and numerous tail slappings. On our way back we called into the Mermaid house. It just so happened that the grandies arrived there just as we were passing. We will move into this house tomorrow.
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| Surfers has lost it's sand but it is being pumped |
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| Towards Burleigh |
We have switched bikes to the Fixies and rode back to the National Park this morning..This time we walked the circuit around to Echo Beach far away in time and also Tallebudgera. The lizards and bush turkeys are rife here. The Fixies ride ok, however with foot breaks and a weighed down front basket, I have to slowly navigate the crowds. Here the path is 95% beautiful people while back home the seaview walk is 95% dog walkers. We have taken the views and the whales. Whales are everywhere.
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| Beautiful People |
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| A Lizardous area |
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| Tallebudgera |
We had geared up for lunch on the beach, a few cans, sandwiches, potatoe chips and 20 questions. It was all crammed in to my back pack. We only had 1500m to walk North to a rock outcrop which was blocking the Northern breeze. There were Lime help yourself bikes on the pavement. So Debbie installed the app, scanned our bikes and we were off after 15 minutes. It was about the same time to get to the beach spot. The app said no you can't stop here, even though there were other bikes. We moved three times to where other bikes were waiting. This has doubled the ride time and the clock is still ticking. We got to the right parking zone however the ride continued to tick even when we were not moving. We found a phone number where eventually the bikes were powered down but now out to an hours usage times 2. The bill said $27 but they switched it to negative. Hooray. After lunch on the beach we walked to Mikes bikes where we got two bikes for $50 for 24 hours. I think we were limed and slimed.
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| Limey |
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| below Schamburg Rock |
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| tomorrow's ride |
We are a 15 minute walk from the Burleigh Village. There is a national park with walks on the bluff above the town. We ambled up to the first lookout with a view all the way back to Surfers. The bike track is busy and we will keep on the lookout for hire bikes. There is always the Lime bikes. The beach is also busy around the lifesavers area, given school holidays. We will pick a spot less busy.
