An expert from Sea World swam with the whale and found some disturbing facts - the whale had obviously been caught up in some ropes, nets or the like(which it had managed to shed) , but these had obviously prevented it from feeding, as it was very low in condition (starving) and covered in sea lice.
The experts from Sea World, VMR (Volunteer Marine Rescue), Water Police and Marine Services hoped this young whale had found its way into the Broadwater to rest and recover, and decided to leave it alone for the night, and were hoping to guide it back through the seaway at high tide this morning.
Only reason I am publishing these photos, is to show how huge these gentle giants of the sea are - remember only 12 months old.
Seaworld experts along with everyone else were extremely upset - here's hoping this young whale just wanted somewhere beautiful to pass away.
I guess we will hear more tomorrow - sad day!!.
"she's right mate"! 
Below - the Brig surveying the scene from top of one of the vertical scarps at Tallebudgera Beach, where the repair work was well under way, the excavators had already started to pull the scarp down to a gentle gradient, then the bulldozers push the surplus sand back to the beach where it has been washed away, and then it is hoped that nature will take its course in time, where the combination of tidal action and winds will bring the sand back from the ocean bed.
The majority of the beaches were open, albeit dotted with heavy equipment moving sand.
The flags were out, and the lifesavers are back on duty down the coast, swimmers and board riders were back in the water, and all credit to the Gold Coast council, they were well into this huge beach erosion repair task.
However, Palm Beach was closed - massive erosion occurred here, with many mansions losing their front gardens into the sea!
This huge slip demolished the Palm Beach Lifesaver's road access to their beach!
But fortunately, not its Surf Club - had a delightful lunch here. Really amazed at all the Surf Clubs down the coast, they are large, have great restaurants and of course views to die for (most of the time).
After lunch we head south to Currumbin to check out where the cleaner's car was washed into the surf just a week ago - looks very different now - will have to try the Currumbin Surf Club for lunch one day - looked great.
Below -the beach at the end of Currumbin Creek - the beaches are so sparsely populated, guess because there are just so many of them along this coastline.
Below - looking across to our van Park
Compared to a week ago, the weather is just wonderful - as they say in Queensland, it's perfect. Now if only the househunting was going that way - totally different rules up here, but fortunately we have found a good Conveyancing Lawyer to aquaint us with Queensland's rules.
The day after - the seas are surging like giant washing machines
Below - another truly "stupid" tries to set sail from the Broadwater. The Coastal Patrol, right round the corner from our van, were most unimpressed.
This is probably the most photographed car appearing during and after the storms. Story is a cleaner parks his car in the carpart of the Currumbin Surf Club - goes about his cleaning duties, and comes out to find his car has disappeared into the frothy sea!!
Time to put this one back on the road!!
Met up with Auntie Beryl (Gail, Wayne and Ash's mum), Ailsa (Auntie Nalda's daughter) and her husband Rod. The 7 of us had a great lunch - lots of catch up. Ailsa and Rod drove down from Brisbane to meet us, picking up Auntie Beryl on the way. Caught them all on video - pretty animated lot!
