Felt weird, here we are, 7 hours away from Singapore, at Gold Coast's famous beach, Surfers Paradise, but we did not dip into the sea.
Be it dusk or dawn, Surfers got that magical touch. Everytime we look behind, the city-coastline looks spectacular!
Video : Having Fun with Waves, and sun setting
The cloud patterns and city lights, a pretty combination. Unfortunately Daddy does not have tripod, and pics turn out blur :p
Video : Night falls, howling Winds (nice backdrop!)..water is Freezing !!
On our last day (before we head to Brisbane), Daddy brought the two boys to touch the waves one more time. Boys try to look cute by pulling up their pants.
We like seeing the Sun's ray pierce through the clouds.
Video : 100m sprint, aim for the sea gulls
We forgot to take pic with life-guard :(
For this trip, we did not even dip into our hotel's pool. Can you imagine how tired Daddy and Mummy can be haha.
Video : Sharing our waves and sandy experience with you, my Friends !!
If footwear can talk, what will they say about FUN?
We were soon imprisoned in some Wild Wild Western cowboy town.
As we are early, some of the rides are just warming up. But we can already hear people screaming when the "Giant-Drop" falls from 20 stories !!
Video : not for kids, and faint hearted
We pass by Outback adventure, and reptiles were lining up to take photo with us.
Australian Wildlife, with crocodiles, Koalas, and of course Kangaroos.
In Koala country, the Roos are free to roam around.
Video : touching the Kangaroos up close
We tried the Log-ride which looks family friendly. But nobody warned us it will get so wet ! Dreamworld's landscape. This place is hugh.
From the map, you will easily take one full day to cover DreamWorld. Kids' world, "Nickelodeon". This is children's world. With rides built on their favourite cartoon characters.
Dora and Sponge bob are popular here.
Video : Spongebob Square pants
Kids are free to try any rides, just make sure they got seat belts on! They are having a whale of a time :)
Nai Nai rewarding the adventurous kids for a job well done.
Play, Hungry, eat, play, explore (repeat..). This is children's programme in Dreamworld.
You can remote control a truck or a alligator-speedboat.
The Claw looks scary enough, let alone when you are rotating 360 degrees high above !! Needless to mention, this monster was generating hugh amount of screams!! Video : very risky claw !
We attempted some less-risky rides.
Daddy and Mummy decide to let Xin be shark bait !
Nai Nai had a hard time running after the kids. Dreamworld is hugh, and with so many attractions, we lost track of kids on at least one occasion !! Spongebob musical
Car rides, we are allowed to crash with this type of cars :) No age restriction.
Video : Bang that car !
Crickey, we caught a 16 feet salt water croc. We are familier with "Crocodile Hunter" and "Animal Instinct", thus it was not difficult for us to manhandle this beast. Rainforest Rampage, kid go wild within. Basically, we just collect balls, and aim at anything that moves. Daddy enjoyed ambushing the kids keke. Video : enter at your own risk. Balls flying everywhere !
Train ride ! This locomotive is a Must when you visit DreamWorld. Video : Do not miss this Train Ride
Tiger Island, this is where we learn about Tiger conservation. This cats are Hugh and magnificent, unfortunately they are being hunted to extinction. Video : tiger climb and jump
While Mummy and Daddy bring the bigger boys to faster and more challenging rides, Nai Nai bring her favourite grandson for safer rides hehe.
We have visited MovieWorld and Seaworld before coming to Dreamworld. Maybe we got too many rides beforehand, so we are numb to more rides.
Video : Going Home
Daddy felt Dreamworld's activities would be more suitable for bigger kids (above 6 years old)
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Today, we heads towards Sea World, another popular theme park in Gold Coast.
Wake up kiddos, sunny days ahead. Who wants to have another day of fun and spills?
With all the fun we had, no wonder our kids sleep soundly every evening.
After breakfast, we took a short tour around our hotel vicinity.
Goldcoast downtown seems to have a hive of constructions going on.
Daddy found an internet cafe at only $2/hour internet, cheap and fast.
We took the same coach (from yesterday) to Sea World. Video : we pass by scenic surfers Paradise coastline
Long queue has formed even before the gates are opened. If you are staying over at Sea World Resorts itself, you should take the monorail and enter north of the Imagine-Dolphin venue (to avoid the queue)
Dolphins in the nursery pool were happily swimming around. Visitors can pay for close encounter with the friendly dolphins.
Video : Dolphins are intelligent !
First stop, Sesame Beach. (We were too late for the 1030 sea-lion show).
Posing with our familiar Sesame characters, Big Bird.
Ernie and Bert never fail to tease us, even Wen Xin clap to their catchy beat.
Video : HipHop to Sesame dancing, even xin and Yi will clap their little hands
Lunch is Pizza and Fries (what else?). There are so many sea gulls in Sea World !!
We like the Polar bear enclosure. The pool looks really chic, but the bears were not interested to take a dip, preferring instead to laze around their caves.
Video : Nice pool, but the bears were too lazy to swim..
Pirates showtime @1230. We rushed back towards the entrance, where we can see a hugh pirate ship moored in the center. Is Jack Sparrow and his crew onboard?
Jet Skis, acrobats, cannons, dare-devil jumps from TOP masts !
Video : Pirates Ahoy Captain !
We took a break on this green slope. Video : let us chanse the seagulls..
From this vantage point, we can see the lagoon housing the Pirate ship. It is an ideal picnic spot.
Video : Xin defying gravity
Candid moments between Mummy and daughter. Our little girl, Xin, is very curious and was happily running up and down the slope.!! This girl is gutsy .
Video : Up and down the slope, no stopping the kids !
The kiddos were entertaining themselves. Joking and laughing at every little tidbits.
The overhead monorail and constant helicopters, never fail to entice the kids.
Buddies and neighbour, running and playing hide&seek. While Mummies go shopping, the daddies look after the brood.
Time to play again. We head back to Sesame corner to explore all the rides.
Kids big and small could ride the Helicopters and noisy-toot-Trucks.
Video : Loud Trucks and Spinning Helicopters
Ray reef was closed, or else we could have try hand-feeding them.
At Shark bay, we did not have enough time to view the inhabitants underground. The sharks and giant rays were swimming leisurely in the world's largest lagoon (click for source)
Video : Shark Bay hugh Lagoon
Shark bay houses a touch-pool, where kiddos can feel and touch the starfish, and anemone.
No oysters were in sight :(
Video : Impressive lagoon
Last show of the day is Imagine @1500.
We arrive 30 min earlier, but there was already a Long queue.
The dolphins never fail to Impress us. Flipping in and out of the sea to gathers claps from the audience. They work together with their trainers to bring Fun to a new high.
Video : Dolphins @ Imagine. Great performance
The dolphins are memorable and our kids love them.
More adventures await us. Time for some spills and thrills.
Vikings and Bermuda ensure we will eventually get wet keke.
We are wet, but we are so Happy and cannot wait to go for second round.
When the sun starts to set around 4 plus, we know it is time to leave. As we head out, we noticed Sea World is building a new palace for penguins, ready by end 2010. It does look 5* from the poster !
Souvenir from Sea World.
Bye bye Sea gull, we know we have not seen the last of you.
Summary :
The Imagine Dolpine show is the highlight of the day.
Shark Bay and Ray Reef will be a hit with kids, especially the touch-pool.
However, Daddy got the best pictures when we were resting at the lawn. Kids were running, rolling all over the place, where they were most relaxed.
Plan your park tour around the showtimes, as the shows can be pretty packed back to back.
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