| We bought a family
combo ticket that allowed entry to 3 theme parks over 5 days.
First up, Seaworld. Good, but not a patch on Seaworld at San
Diego |
|
Only a moderately busy day |
when inside |
it looks good |
|
We enjoyed the dolphins, but missed a
photo of them leaping out of the water |
and the good guys / bad guys show was
fun |
We left pretty happy |
| Next was Wet 'n
Wild which was fun |
|
It was a hot day at Wet 'n Wild |
and it was quite crowded at the wave
pool |
but this was a good day; we recommend
the park |
| Last was Warner
Brothers Movie World, which was (just) OK |
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Our first ride was Superman ... |
... which, unfortunately, was the best
of the day |
Yep, highlight of the day |
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A rare good photo of Neil |
Usa photographed a Movie Word resident (real, not
fake) |
at the Harry Potter store |
|
Late in the day Batman did a drive
thru |
and by then we didn't have the
energy ... |
... for more rides |
| We went to the
beach (only one day though & the weather wasn't great) |
|
the Gambles at the beach |
the weather made the surf rough |
the Gold Coast - beaches & buildings |
| The other activity
was shopping - but we don't have photos of that. We do have
photos of driving to the Gold Coast & back to Sydney ... |
|
the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour |
the Big Prawn in Ballina |
the Macadamia Castle, near Byron Bay |
|
on the road again ... |
... friendly signs - we must be in
Australia |
Night approaches |
| And we celebrated
the birthdays of Roger & Rex
in February. In our family we have
a treasure hunt on birthdays. Neil hides the presents and
writes clues for the birthday boy to find them; it's fun & the boys
enjoy the challenge of finding the gifts. (And Neil has to be
more creative as each year passes!)
First Rex |
|
Hmmm ... I need to think about this
one |
Success! |
And again |
|
For Rex's birthday dinner Usa made
her signature beef wellington dish; note the name made from
pastry |
Followed by birthday tiramisu |
the Cremorne 3 headed monster
finally caught on camera |
| Then Roger |
|
Roger had to decipher a code |
Cool, a DVD |
and we all enjoy ourselves |
|
Roger's birthday dinner featired a
fancy cake ... |
... and he does the necessary |
a close up of the cake |
