some sights on the way...
alas, after much traveling, i finally arrived at another tourist attraction along Gold Coast.
Sea World. not my exact destination thou, but it's near where i was heading for.
we're getting nearer...
and nearer...
and... welcome to The Spit. actually it's the beach just beside The Spit. up north of Main Beach.
the day was fine. winds were strong. sun was up. fantastic weather.
that's my shadow on the left, and my friend on the right. and then there are 3 not-so-hot girls on the beach. well, from here on is a whole load of photos, and scenery along the beach. but guys, you've got to be here to see it for yourselves.
now, for the gay test. boys, if you noticed the waves first, I've got bad news for you. but seriously, the next few consecutive photos are to emphasize on the rush of the waves. it just so happen that i got lucky and so you get to see that mysterious babe in the pic.
the first wave rushes in...
she's fine.
and then another shocking one...
oops.
i've got to admit, she's really charming. seems to me there's something Russian about her.
and so we had to move on before i get caught snapping more pictures of her laying on the beach. we were at the Spit, walked our way towards Main Beach and then Surfers' Paradise. total distance, 5km.
stopped for some cam-whoring.
more egoistical photos of myself. looked like some shirtless gay walking to this faraway city.
oh, and this. just to act 潇洒.
as i walked, i saw a soccer ball in the distant. but we'll touch on that later.
i went out to the sea and got this shot of the waves crushing in. then proceeded to the ball.
by the time i got nearer, i realized it was a very spiky soccer ball with fins, dangerous for the shoeless feet. dangerous for anyone actually.
some basic information here. the puffer fish is the second most poisonous vertebrate in the world. when stressed or threatened, it will balloon itself by sucking in air not water. The puffer fish produces tetrodotoxin, a potent neurotoxin 1200 times more deadlier than cyanide; with no known antidote.
The skin and certain internal organs of many puffer fish are highly toxic to humans, but nevertheless the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in Japan. Puffer poisoning usually results from consumption of incorrectly prepared puffer soup, chiri; or occasionally from raw puffer meat, sashimi fugu. While chiri is much more likely to cause death, sashimi fugu often causes intoxication, light-headedness, and numbness of the lips, and is often eaten for this reason. Idiots.
nothing very interesting about a rock hard, dead puffer fish on shore. more scenery photos ahead.
anglers. wonder what they're fishing for under such heavy winds and harsh waves.
took about 2 hours to walk from where we first arrived, and we were still not at Surfers' Paradise yet. the sky was slowly crawling with darkness, giving me more chances of scenic shots.
engineers building sandcastles.
finally when we got to Surfers' Paradise, sky was completely dark. and we're hungry.
we tried to find a proper place for food. but... something else better than food caught my attention. well, naturally.
cost me an arm and leg just to get that photo taken. now i understand the part about this place being a paradise.
after feeding the eyes, we walked around and finally settled for New York Slice pizzeria for dinner. we ordered and sat down to wait for our order, and it was then that i realized surrounding us were....
strip joints.
our order. a half and half. 50% The Lot (means everything in), 50% spinach and chicken. 32 bucks.
this is Terence, the one from UNSW. look at the size of the pizza.
took us a mighty effort to finish the whole darn pizza. but it was good. we left after eating and headed to the bus stop for our journey back. on the way, more pictures.
by the time we arrived back at the City, it was near midnight. and there wasn't any transport back. but then i always had time for more pictures. this is the Casino.
notice that the colour changes.
being the smart ass, i knew the only transport left was the citycat service. so we went to the pier to wait for the ferry. thats Southbank across the river.
last shot of the night. on the ferry heading back.
