The Focus

We stayed at a beautiful apartment called the Focus. The apartments (versus hotel rooms) we have been able to stay in have been an amazing blessing. Since they have kitchens we have been able to cook so many of our own meals. With some of us having mild food issues and the price of food here in Australia being much higher than in America, it was an incredible blessing! So here is our ‘place’

… and here are a few shots of our view!! CRAZY!
Each room had it's own balcony!

The beach- Surfer’s Paradise seems to be like the “Orlando” or “Daytona” ,or maybe a cross between the two, of Australia. There are lots of theme parks, sea world, and a happening night life! But, since it was winter and very chilly here most days, we pretty much had the beach to ourselves. The beaches are eroding away because the tides have been high and the waves pretty intense.

We walked on the beach almost every day, and built sandcastles (or sand 'things') and looked for shells and rocks. And then went to swim in the heated pool and hang out in the whirlpool and lay in the sunshine. It was a rough couple of weeks, but we made it through.