Ahoyhoy!!

From Sunny, hot, sweaty me in QLD! I do not do hot very well - remind me of that when I organise a family holiday.... in QLD...... in SUMMER.

Having a lovely time, the kids are a bit over it as we have been busy every day pretty much. Who knew how much little ones really do like stability and routine?

There really is too much to write, I would be here for hours and seeing as I have NO photos to post people will just skim all my dribble, so I shall dictate in point form:

• Hours it took us to drive to the Gold Coast - 15 (oh yeah, you feel my pain I know it).
• Fish caught off private jetty in Surfers - 8. Edible ones - 0
• Number of times I skinny dipped (or is that chunky dunked?) in private pool overlooking jetty and inlet - 2. Free as a bird...
• Theme parks visited - 2, plus Australia Zoo today. SeaWorld was amazing, but very hot and very packed. Wet and Wild was AWESOME. I don't wuss out on any water slides, we went on an 'extreme' slide and the look of pure terror on my companions' face made the ten metre drop backwards on a blow-up tube worth it. That'd be the 9 year old and I, not The Husband. Who wussed out and refused to go on it.
• Number of times we drove past Hooters at Surfers Paradise and the 3 and 2 year olds said "Mum, show me your Hooters!" encouraged by The Husband - 4.
• Number of times we have had to make toilet stops for the girls - at least a thousand.

And we are only half way through the holiday so far. We are off to Coffs Harbour on Monday where our 2 bedroom villa awaits us, along with our best friends. Hopefully it will be a relaxing week of fishing, eating, exploring, beaching and relaxing. Fingers crossed!

PS Tomorrow marks the first day of the last year of my 20's. Happy Birthday to ME. I cannot believe *I* am nearly 30. Surely not! I still feel (and act, at times) like I am 21 some days... other days it's more like 50's...