Australian Outback Spec-crap-ular!

There is some evidence indicating that we may have succeeded in wearing the boys out!

I wasn't sure I heard correctly when they got up this morning and said "Mum, can we please NOT go to a theme park today?"

The boys wanted to ride their bikes so we headed to the Burleigh Headland National Park.  It was a glorious sunny morning and we chose the 2.5 km Ocean View track.  This track skirts the coastline leading around the rocky headland from the southern edge of the Burleigh Heads township to the Tallebudgera Creek and the secluded Echo Beach.

Despite the warm weather, nobody was keen for a swim so we headed back to Burleigh Heads for some morning tea. We sat and soaked up the atmosphere of  one of the best surfing beaches on the Gold Coast.

Bruce and I enjoyed a coffee in the sun while the boys enjoyed a local playground!  Next it was off to the skate park where Jarrah's bike was finally laid to rest.  It has been repaired so many times in the past few weeks, but it has now been declared 'beyond repair'.  Sad faces all around!

Jarrah found the upside of the situation, however, as only Jarrah can!  He found it fun to ride with no tyres, no brakes, no handgrips.

He didn't have to endure this broken down shell of a bike for long, however.  Within a few short hours Bruce had found a suitable, local bike on Gumtree and Jarrah was back on the road!

 One happy kid!

 

This evening Bruce and I treated ourselves to an adults night out to the renowned Australian Outback Spectacular show, with Yvonne kindly offering to watch the boys.  A night out with a three course meal and entertainment - what could go wrong?

Well the website promotes that guests witness the bravery, beauty and courage of the greatest Australian stories never told... High Country Legends.  What a disappointment!  The show was disjointed, with a very mixed up story line that was hard to follow.  I waited and waited to be 'wowed' by the amazing feats of horsemanship, but it just didn't eventuate.

Not wanting to be too critical, I'd like to point out my own two personal highlights of the evening.  The first was the great Kiwi couple we met during the pre-show entertainment...

 

...and the other was the dead donkey.  It wasn't really dead - just playing dead and dying - but he was really good at it!

 

Bruce and I renamed the show the Australian Outback Spec-crap-ular and had a bit of a laugh poking fun at it.  When we arrived back home, Jarrah's boot scooting performance in his  new cowboy hat and my high heels had us all in stitches!