Queensland Day 1

Monday, 23 April 2018

The first full day of our Queensland holiday started with a nice run along the waterfront from our somewhat..um.. well-worn apartment on Marina Esplanade.  We ran right past a whole lot of Commonwealth Games infrastructure including the swimming arena - it seems like there is still a lot of packing up to do. 

After breakfast we headed off to Movie World, one of the two worlds we've planned to visit here on the Gold Coast. It was lots of fun - Jon and I did most of the big rides, while the kids had lots of fun on the less 'thrill' rides.  

Being Movie World there were also heaps of shows, including a stunt car driving which was pretty impressive..it certainly looked dangerous!! (not represented in this photo though)

There were also plenty of performances on the 'main street' - such as Catwoman beating up two baddies, and Batman coming along later to do the same. Marilyn Monroe also performed on the main street -she bore a striking resemblance to whoever the lead actress in The Great Gatsby is who came out to sing later.  The crowds weren't too bad - as expected the queues for rides were much shorter at the start of the day, and reached their peak around 12.  We had a few waits of about 20 minutes to half an hour but it wasn't too bad.

We left Movie World and headed to Surfers Paradise for a look at the beach, It was pretty wind swept and also shaded by the apartment buildings at 4pm.  Maybe that's a welcome relief in the height of summer.   Our apartment is about a 5 minute drive north of Surfers Paradise and we look across the water to Sea World and the back of Main Beach.