DAYS : GOLD COAST TO HOME

16 November 2010.  Left the Gold Coast and that night free camped 50kms south of Tenterfield.  It was a pretty spot beside a lake but it was raining heavily and we took no photos. The next night we free camped again about 40 kms south of Coonabarabran at a place called Hickey Falls.  These falls (above) are just off the main highway and were a torrent of water after all the wet weather.

 Wildflowers abounded everywhere...........

18 & 19 November, 2010 - Dubbo.   We spent two wonderful days here exploring Dubbo Zoo....

A private family discussion!

Peace at last to enjoy a lovely plum!

Leaving the caravan park in Dubbo

Driving through Peak Hill an old gold mining town

An old open cut goldmine at Peak Hill

Free camping with a lot of other vans along the river bank in Forbes

Stopped for afternoon tea beside this lovely old oval in Narrandera

 

Stopped for afternoon tea that same day at Jerilderie

Free camping at the Murray River near Tocumwal

Next morning we drove home through Shepparton where we stocked up on supplies at the SPC factory.  In early evening we arrived home after travelling 25,200 kilometres!!

DAYS 142 - : GOLD COAST

18 August, 2010.     We arrived in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast having travelled about 5,000 kms from Broome....    The caravan park is tucked away between the towers.....

 Playground and Park in front of Burleigh Beach Caravan Park.......

 Entrance to Caravan Park...............

Our spot - site 85.........

 Towards evening hundreds of Rainbow Loriceets fly into Trees of the Caravan Park, I shot these Pictures through the Rooftop Vent of the Caravan.

 First Class Amenities..............

 That's looking from the Park towards the Beach.............

 Looking south...........

Wolfgang walking north on the same spot...... Surfers Paradise in the background.........

The next two photographs are from Wolfgang's trip last year - they show the comparison of a similar shot and one taken when the dust storms from outback Queensland obliterated the scene........

Currumbin Beach looking towards Coolangatta......

                                                 looking from Coolangatta towards Surfers.........

 

Bush Turkey at the Lookout.....

 Looking down onto Rainbow Beach this spot is good for Whale watching......

Paradise in Trouble

 The following Pictures show how a recent Storm which badly eroded the Beaches on the Gold Coast....

Southend of Burleigh Beach, a 2 meter drop only a few meters away from the Foodpath

 

 

Three days after the Storm most Beaches are still closed and the damage is substantial

the following Pictures are taken from Broadbeach..........

This is looking at Burleigh Beach from the Lookout at the Surfers end and it is not

looking too bad most of the damage was done the other end were the Towers are.....

That's looking towards Surfers were the Beach has virtually disappeared ,enlarge this Picture

and you will see the erosion's on the Dunes....

  

The Beach at Surfers is devastated...

 

In the Background you can see Council Officials checking out the Damage..

Repair work is already underway....

A bit over a week after the Storm hit the Gold Coast,  everything is back to normal and as good as Gold

even the Sea got its sparkling blue color back, maybe that's why the call it the Gold Coast.....