Theme Parks - um!

Well we are now theme parked out. Dreamworld on Tuesday and Movieworld today.

Dream World was typically brash but some good rides - tower of terror only attracted Mark and George - Mandy and Joe preferring a more sedate motorcycle roller coaster. Tower of Terror very similar to Stealth at Thorpe. Joe & George did Wipeout - a horrible ride to watch let alone be on.

We spent the night in Surfers Paradise, without actually going to the beach! We arrived at dusk and took some photos then spent an hour and a half battling traffic and closed reception areas before coming across a fantastic apartment. On the 27th floor with views facing both the mountains and the coast. It looks a great place to be - lots of opportunities for water sports.

After a good night's sleep it was off to part 2 -Movie World. A much better park with more than just rides. Needless to say the first part of the day was just rides - Superman is a great ride - no upside down stuff but lots of g force! Batman was an inverted Detonator - how fast can you reach 9 storey's and then just bungy back down. The favourite ride seems to be Scooby Doo - not even expecting a roller coaster we experienced a roller coaster on a lift, a backward trip and a whole experience in the dark!

Weather has been fantastic - clear skies and mid 20's - perfect weather.

Gets dark very quickly and early - dark by 5.30pm. Tonight we went for pizza with Paul, Sandra and family followed by ice cream you can only dream of in a parlour owned by former Aussie Pole Vault Silver Medallist from 2000. Despite the ice cream we are assured she is still very fit.

Tomorrow we head north to Noosa via Glass Mountains