Thursday

Thursday 21st.

Sam left today.  Drove to Robina and train to Bne Airport.
We went to Currumbin Sanctuary - caught bus. Walked back.

Apt had 300 litres of water !  Shock.
Moved to apt #98.

What a stressful event.

Tracking Sam's flight. 

Brisbane to Melbourne. 

Melbourne to Abu Dhabi. 

Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow. 

We went for a walk along Palm Beach. 

We waved "Good Morning" to Emi San and Yukie San in Apt # 72. 

We had a Farewell Brunch for Sam at Genki Cafe, Palm Beach. 

Above is my jug of orange juice which has been frothed up. 

Seriously delish. 

Dec's havin'  a cuppa. 

Sam's having a jug of vanilla something or another .... 

Yum yum ! 

Dec ordered a high-calorie desert; pancakes, strawberries, maple syrup

with a dollop of ice cream on the top. 

  Chikako San ordered a healthy, delicious tomato and avocado salad. 

We drove to Robina Station so that Sam could catch a direct train

straight into the domestic terminal at Brisbane Airport. 

And from there, catch a flight to Melbourne. 

Oh, how quickly your vacation in Oz has gone ! 

It is always a sad time when we have to part our individual ways.... 

After Sam's departure, we all caught the Surfside Bus to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. 

It was a fine afternoon. The Japanese visitors thoroughly enjoyed the unique experience. 

I photographed Dec taking a photograph ... 

Momo Chan is preparing to have her photo taken with a koala.

The Ranger is helping her. 

Hello Mr. Croc.... what fine teeth you have !  LOL 

Momo Chan was greatly intrigued by the python. 

I sat down for a late cup of coffee. 

Take 5. 

The staghorns looked really good ! 

We walked back to Currumbin Sands along the foreshore. 

I spotted some flowers along the way. 

Currumbin Creek looks very wonderful. 

Tropping back across the bridge at sunset. 

Oh, but what awaits us ?? 

The water pipe burst and more than 300 litres of water flooded #63. 

Fortunately, amazingly, nothing belonging to us was wet .... 

However the carpet was seriously water-damaged. 

Staff were great and quickly arranged another apartment for us. 

We moved to apartment #98. 
You can see #63 just above my left index finger. 

Apartment #98 was splendid with a wonderful view and a different layout. 
Apart from the drama of moving our stuff across, we enjoyed the difference.