We had booked e-bikes to go on a cycle ride today. We set off early to collect the bikes at about 9.45am NSW time, which is 8.45am Queensland time. We are quite close to the NSW border here which does make planning and booking activities problematic given that Queensland does not have daylight saving. We […]

They get up early in the Gold Coast as that’s when it’s coolest. And the birds wake up and cause a commotion from about 5am. Evidently Lee and Mark are often up at 5am, off to walk the dogs and then have coffee or breakfast at a cafe and then to work. That seems to […]

Our check out and transfer to the airport all happened very efficiently. We filled the car up at the airport petrol station and were in time to catch the 9.45am shuttle from Apex Rentals to the terminal. Sufficient time to have a coffee and relax before we headed to the gate for our domestic flight […]

We awoke to a blue sky day and forecast warmer temperatures which was perfect for our planned day cycling. There is a cycle shop not far from the apartments so we made our way over there and got 3 e-bikes plus a normal bike for Steve. We were going to bike up through the botanical […]

Tuesday was chilly as in cold! We caught up with work in the morning and then Mike and I set off for a drive. We first went through the closest suburbs to town starting with Batter Point which is the Remuera of Hobart. Close to town, lots of sea views and many larger, older homes. […]

We had a work catch up day on Sunday and didn’t do anything until we went for a walk in the late afternoon. It was still a bit cold but mostly fine. We wandered down and around the town, which was largely closed except for the many bars and hotels. Steve and Fiona drove to […]