Broadbeach capers!

On Saturday morning we decided to spend some time at Broadbeach, after a short wander we went into the Kurrawa Surf Club for an orange juice, ended up joining it for all of $5 (a special rate for those born before 1955), gives us access to all other Queensland Surf Clubs with their great views and RSL's. Sat on the balcony with a long cold OJ and watched the preparations for the first and second of five Australian Ironman and Ironwoman competitions (the third and fourth are on the Sunshine Coast, and the last at Cronulla in Sydney). The top twenty in the country start off, 3 legs of activity - swim, long board and surf ski, with runs in between each leg, then the top 15 repeat it again, and then the top ten do it all again and the winner of this group is the series leader till tomorrow, when they do it all again - unbelievable stamina!!!!

Taken from the balcony of the Kurrawa Surf Club! Start of the men's leg.

Lookin' good!.

Ky Hurst has just come back into the ironmen series, he came 2nd this time, he has also been swimming in the 10klms open water races for Oz at the Olympic Games, and the like.

Ironwoman at work

Sunday morning early we went back to Broadbeach for a longer walk - they were preparing for the second ironman and ironwoman races today.

7 a.m. in the morning we chose to walk from Broadbeach to Mermaid beach, via the walkers path

Took time out to check out the beach along the way.

Mermaid Beach was also really active for early morning.

With the "Nippers" sausage sizzle awning being constructed to assist with the funding of these little guys and their training.

There is a great deal of sand dune revegetation taking place, nice to see a few beach flowers budding!.

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Now when we got back to Broadbeach their Market was under way, so yes, another stroll around many great stalls.

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Today is the hottest day we have had here so far - 38 degrees, yet a week ago we were fine (30), and southern Australia was in the 40's with catastrophic bushfire danger - but today it snowed in some of those same areas in Tasmania, Victoria and NSW - snow in mid summer here - unbelievable!!!!!.