Tuesday, April 12, 2016 || 10:56 AM
Gold Coast Day 3
SeaWorld
SeaWorld is the
closest attraction to our place. We took the bus from ferny avenue at Ocean
Avenue. Bus waiting time varies. Buses come every 10-15 minutes. There are bus timings on a chart at the bus stops.
If you have to purchase tickets, the queue would be longer. If you already have
the tickets, you can go on and walk right in. We already got the pass from movie world, so we could go on straight in.
Do get the park map as there are some shows that you wouldn't want to miss. The
morst interesting events would be the dolphin affinity show and the sea lion
(fish detectives) show. They have specific timings, so do take note.
The place has both
rides and animals to see. The rides were alright, not as thrilling as movie
world but I did get wet.
You are not allowed
to bring your bags in for the storm coaster. Do make sure to rent the lockers
for $2 for a maximum of an hour
.
This particular ride,
you can bring your belongings with you on the ride. But it's at your own risk
if it gets soaked. Each boat can sit up to four people.
Singaporeans who've
been to escape theme park would find this really similar to the wet n wild ride
back in the day.
The rides at seaworld ends really quickly. And with the sun shining right on you, you'll be dry
in time.
You
can see sharks, fishes, stingrays/manta rays, sea urchins, polar bears,
penguins etc. In the penguin encounter, there were 3 chicks in the enclosure.
This is my first time seeing a penguin chick up close. It's so adorable..
One thing is a must
try would be the rainbow scoop ice cream. If you get a regular cone, you get
two scoops of any flavour @ 6.99 ~ To get back, we went
to the same bus stop that we alighted from.
Beachfront markets
Every Wednesday,
Friday and Sunday, there are these beachfront markets along the coastline of
surfers paradise. They sell lots of wacky and interesting stuff such as arts
& craft, customisable graffiti caps, beauty products, customisable gifts, wacky whistles, paintings and even food. <I did not mention everything that
is at the market.>
Honestly, it was a
little disappointing as I did not find anything interesting and the prices were
rather costly as well. It was more of a look-see kind of thing for me.
To the beach
The soft sand on my
feet, the soothing water around my feet.. What's not to love? Not forgetting, a
beautiful view of the ocean.
I absolutely love the beaches
here.
Kebabs
Along surfers
paradise, there was a place that caught our attention.
It's 12 bucks for a
kebab, pizza and a can of drink. It's really worth the buy. The kebab was huge
and the pizza was definitely adequate as well.
More souvenir
shopping
After dinner, we
continue browsing and visited stores that were having wholesale promotions and
we bought a couple of things.
The key is to keep a lookout for sales and promotions.
Shopping @ Coles
Last but not least, we visited Coles. It's another supermarket in
Gold Coast. We came with a reason but apparently, they do not have the things we
wanted.
Lucky enough, we came at the right timing. Maybelline was having a
sale and everything is half price. In Australia, the makeup is really
expensive just like Singapore's. So half price was really a good deal. The best place to get good drugstore makeup is still in the US.
These are the items I
got. Pretty rad!
Okay I got to go now
~
Xoxo
CAZP♥
Labels: Beachfront Markets, Gold Coast Australia, Gold Coast guide, Gold Coast itinerary, Pacific fair, Seaworld, Singapore to Gold Coast, Singaporeans in Australia, surfers paradise, Surfers Paradise Beach
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