Gold Coast - Day 8

Our flight is at 9.25pm and the transfer would be picking us up at 6pm. Even if we had stayed in the hotel until checkout at 12noon, we would have 6 hours to burn. But we didn't stayed in the room.

The mummies packed the bags after the kids turned in following a long day at Dream World. We are super, noble mummies. After such a hard day, we finally woke up later than usual. Then it was more packing before a late breakfast at 9ish and some last minute grabbing of chocolates at the supermarket to be brought home as gifts. After that, we headed to Q1, the tallest building in Gold Coast for some great views.

The elevator took us from ground to level 77 in like seconds! They even have a video on the ift ceiling to show how fast the elevator was climbing.

What greated up at the top was breathtaking views. Even the kids went "waaahhhhhh..".

We could pay to climb outdoor to the highest point but it was too cold to spend that $$. We saw a group of people attempting the access and Lil Shauna asked me if we would be doing that too. I think she was keen to go up. Lol.

There are plenty of facts about Gold Coast too. Daddy Lim had to take this one about the number of lives being saved by the life guards. Lol. The facts were very enriching, if only we have the luxury of time to slowly look through them. Unfortunately, the kids grew bored very quickly and we know that it was time to leave.

The sky was gloomy when we left Q1 and it actually started to drizzle, as predicted by the weather forecast. The drizzle lasted the whole day, making it impossible to head to the beach. I had actually hope to build a few more sandcastles and picked more shells. Sad.

We headed back to the hotel and checked out and we brought the kids to TimeZone. They have arcade in Gold Coast too. For A$25, the kids get unlimited play for 2 hours on all ride and non-tickets machines and 15 plays on tickets machine. We then had a late lunch and Lil Isaac knocked out. That brought us to about 4.30pm and we wasted the rest of the time away. It would have been really nice if we could have spent some time at the beach. However, we were also contented and grateful that it onlt rained on our very last day and not any of the other days. Otherwise, it would have really spoilt the fun.

We were at the hotel lobby by 5ish, waiting for the bus to pick us to the airport at 6pm. The bus was late and that gave us some cold sweat but otherwise, things went well. We arrived at the airport on time to a long queue. After we cleared the custom, we barely had enuff time for dinner. Then it was time to board the plane.

The kids slept shortly after the plane took off. Sleep was easier for them but not for the adults. There were plenty of weird things on our fight. On our way to Gold Coast, we saw the little girl who slept on the floor. On the way back, we had this tall, young ang mo couple who manage to cuddle and do acrobatically squeeze and lay down on a 3 seats. They happened to have an empty seat. Then, we had an old Chinese couple sitting in front of us. The old man was talking very loudly. The more he talked to his companion, the more agitated he became and the louder he was. He was so loud in the quiet plane even late into the night. He finally quieted down when Daddy Lim asked him to lower down his volume. Imagine that Daddy Lim had to ask him, it must be really that bad.

We touched down at 4ish in Malaysia and went for the transit plane at 6.10am. We finally came back to Singapore at 7.10am. Sob, I dont want to be home. The kids want to continue with the stay in Gold Coast too. The days ahead will be painful, we will all be recovering from post holiday trauma. The kids will be cranky and the adults' patience will be thin from exhaustion. Sob.

I really enjoy the trip, the time spent with Daddy Lim and the kids. Although, Mummy P and I didn't have a lot of "we" time, I already appreciate traveling with her and family.

Mummy Lim