Weekend at Seaworld

Last Sunday, Tom and I left Murphy's Creek for the Gold Coast. We had booked a room at Seaworld Resort with Maarten (Tom's best friend)and his mum Nele and little sister Lien. The weather gods were with us, as the Gold Coast was basking in the sun and we hit the pool upon arrival. The boys had a marvellous time on the water park (Tom's latest word "awesome" was tossed around here) and in the pool. The afternoon flew by and by 5pm we had a few very tired boys. After a good - although fairly short - night, we were ready to hit the breakfast buffet. We all filled our tummies and were ready to go and discover Seaworld, but not before every one's favourite Sesame Street-character Elmo paid a visit to the hotel. After a few soft red hugs, we finally jumped on the monorail to the park. There we saw sharks, dolphins, penguins, polar bears, fish, seals, more dolphins and went on a dozen or so rides. Needless to say that the three kids fell asleep in the car on the way home...totally exhausted, but very pleased with themselves (as was I). I can definitely recommend a visit to Seaworld and the adjacent resort to anybody visiting Australia or any Australians wishing to have a short break. I know it will be an adventure that will be talked about in our house for several months to come.