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We didn't spend time at Gold Coast but over looked its buildings from Coolangatta.
Rain and tiny surf put us off from outdoor activities,  we spent most time at s surfing museum where
exhibit a history of Australian surfing and surf boards and we watched number of surf DVDs.

Over looking Gold Coast from Greenmount

My favourite surfer in'70-Michael Peterson

Fins---I am interested how they work

Balinese painting

Huge surfboard by Nev

Yes, eating option! very delicious scone

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This finger lime is an Aussie bush tucker(food).. Inside it has caviar like fruits.
Its taste is  like a normal lime and tangy but little bit milder.  This shop sells $1.00 for 5.

Green tree frog lives in this pie shop near mullumbimby. A female frog grows bigger than a male.
They have the habit of hiding under the rim of outback toilet bowls!  So you watch not pissing on them!

Finger lime

rain cats and dogs-one stage we couldn't see 1 m away

green tree frog

Sandy who owns Amore

Very delicious food at friend DP's house

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Yamba

They say " the best burger shop in the town "--this is the only one burger shop-

Fish burger-- it was delicious , filled me up

Sweet vintage

We found the biggest wave at Yamba, 0-1ft.   There were some surfable  wave, and the blue sky and the beautiful ocean motivated us to paddled out.   As soon as we paddled in, " COLD!!!!!", Takky screamed.

If there are no surf, we just go for an option.  Eating the primary option, if with girls, cruising around the
shops are the second, and that is it!
Unlike other sports, we are with the nature's force.  That is why surfing is different.

boisenberry ice ceram- yummy

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ILUKA No.3

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ILUKA  No.2

Iluka--no surf

Organic egg pancake omelet with tomato and spinach 

good taste organic capuccino

Hand-made by locals, amazing good in this tiny shop

Aussie dinkum boozer

after a wet weather

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Iluka is a small town 18km off Pacific highway.  My favourite beach town for surfing, the beach needs
NE or SE of over 2m swell.  Once I had a magnificent surfing here with dolphins.  
                           
Such a small town but it is cozy to walk around and has kind of everything---bakery, funky shop( clothes, lamps, spiritual goods,cards and ceramics ),hair dresser (as you see above)
, caravan park, boat harbour, fish market, fruit shop, cafe, hand-made shop owns by the elderly community, etc.....

Iluka sounds a bit unusual, for a Japanese specially, I guess.  If you pronounce this i-lu-ka not ailuka
,it means Dolphin in Japanese!

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In the afternoon of 20th Feb. we went to Lennox Head.  It wasn't happening but there was a newly made
steps to the top of the hill, so we checked it out.

Out of wind, it is so calm and relaxing..... just we were hanging around there.....

Etty and Takky

Other side of Lennox Head, Boulder Beach

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This shows you Maroubra, Coogee, Bronte, Tama, Bondi Beach

Cabarita Beach

A Funky cafe at Brunswick

Our fav. cookie..one of the best 

Tallow Beach, Byron

Broken Head

Broken Head

Chasing the sun, the surf and the summer, I flew to Gold Coast.  A member of Sapporo Surf Goddess Team( I just call it), Takky and Etty picked me at the airport for a next 4 days holiday.

One hour time difference between NSW and QLD is bit tricky but I was in QLD for 30 mins. so it wasn't bad.  First thing in the early morning, we all wanted be in a water so we drove to Cabarita Beach.

Surf was big enough to have  fun surf and also blue ocean and blue sky attracted us instantly.

Getting out of the city is fantastic, feel much more freedom and space in my head.

Seeing and Viewing the different scenery to what you see every day are refreshing.  Yes very cool...