Happy Australia Day

Thinking the beach is going to be full because of holiday, we opt to what the Gold Coast Council free family entertainment offers. A free car park and shuttle to and from the park was also running every at least every hour.

Although traffic wasn't too bad, there were at least 4 car crashes along the way which made our travel very slow.

We watched Rodeo, pig race, woodturn contest and some stage shows.

Pics below are taken using iPhone.


Horse formation parade




Patting the camel after the ride.

The queue for camel ride is very long, took about an hour and cost $6 per person for a 3 minutes walk.

Before the camel ride.

Onto the back of the camel, the guide was giving instructions how to ride the camel and how to lean on when the camel stands up and kneels down.

*verdict about camel ride - - it was fun! Would like to do it again, hopefully to ride an egyptian camel in the desert ;-)

School uniform

Ethan trying his school uniform for his first day of school on Monday


with excited sister and mum


the Prep boy


full dress uniform

sports uniform

White Water World

Our Whitewater World outing the day before the devastating QLD flood.

Surf girl

at Dreamworld's vintage car ride

the little cheeky boy

eating chips while waiting for the parks free train ride

far behind, the Tower of Terror

on their tummys while waiting for the water to fall from the Nickolodeon Plunge bucket.

the little mermaid..

The Wedgie (one with yellow tube) & The green room (the big green funnel)

The Cave of Waves - artificial beach that make a real like beach wave

Nickolodeon Plunge area

running around for a splash

Ethan's game - the spinning shower

Surf Rescue and the kids

The lolly train infront of candy shop at Dreamworld.

Kingston

The Kingston Kids

Queensland Flood Crisis

7.30 p. m - - At Brisbane, thousands of homes could go under, we are bracing for the biggest catastrophe. 6,500 properties will be flooded this coming Thursday.

Ipswich hit by biggest flood since 1893.

Thirty (30) Brisbane suburbs at risk of flood due to heavy rain and from the release of water from Wivenhoe dam. RNA showground had already 500 evacuees starting at 5pm.
- Milton
- Albion
- Auchenflower
- Bowen Hills
- Brisbane City
- South Brisbane
- Bulimba
- Chelmer
- Coorparoo
- East Brisbane
- Fairfield
- Fig Tree Pocket
- Fortitude Valley 'The Valley'
- Graceville
- Hemmant
- Indooroopilly
- Kangaroo Pt
- Lytton
- Moggill
- Murrarie
- New Farm
- Newstead
- Norman Park
- Oxley
- Pinkenba
- Rocklea
- Sherwood
- Tennyson
- Yeronga
- Yerongpilly
- Wacol
- Windsor

Flood peak to hit Brisbane within 24 hours as I type this.

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a happy, peaceful and good luck for the whole year through.


- taken at exactly 12 am, 1st Jan 2011 at Southbank, QLD