We left our place at approximately 4:00 AM on Christmas morning, and we arrived at the Gold Coast around 6:00 PM. After arriving at our grandmother’s place we changed clothes and headed off to my cousins place, about 25 minutes away. Can you guess why? Christmas dinner of course!

I received (and bought) some useful computer accessories, namely a USB hub, a USB flash drive and a new 2 button Logitech mouse (previously I was using the old 1 button Apple mouse). I also got some clothes and new shoes.

Below are 6 photos of the trip highlights, with commentary. Enjoy them.

The sun rising just out of Rockhampton at about 5 in the morning. I picked this shot with the blurred trees because it gives the photo a nice sense of movement.

We had to take our kitten, Sachi, with us because the last time we went on holidays without her she was fretting for us. This photo was taken at the Gin Gin caravan park.

At the Gold Coast we always go for a walk. The boardwalk that can be seen above is located around the Currumbin area.

This little game of magnetic checkers was a really good way to pass the time driving back home.

On the day before our departure (Saturday), we drove down to Tweed Heads. Because of the low that is currently off Fraser Island, all the waves at Tweed Heads were really big and the wind was almost galeforce.

Another picture of the waves at Tweed Heads.

There are also some photos of the trip on my photoblog, Contrasting Sharply.

[tags]gold coast, christmas, holiday, travel[/tags]