Australia Adventure travel

Hey guys!

Now that we’ve kicked off our official Gold Coast series it’s time for some Australia adventure travel! If you’re not too into staying at the hotel or lazing on the beach, the Gold Coast has plenty to offer for Australia adventure travel!

So far Jill and I have been jet boating in the marina, surfed with the legend himself Munga Barry, (I stood up 4 times – thank-you), we’ve been to Dream world and White water world, Mt. Tamborine Skywalk, and just completed the Extreme Green Challenge at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.

If you have a need for speed Paradise Jet Boating is great fun for the entire family! Jill and I had a blast getting splashed and swirled around, and around, and around, time and time again! You may even get to see dolphins in the marina as you rock back up to port!

We surfed with the God fathers of the Ocean and world champ Munga Barry the legend himself. Munga has a unique approach to teaching how to surf. It’s not just about technique its about feeling your body in the ocean and teaching it to be one. As Munga would say himself “if you can stand on land, you can stand on the board”. I personally thought it was a bit of bull-hooey as I’d hadn’t been able to stand previously in 1770. I was a great knee board surfer, but hadn’t quite gotten full leg usage at that point. The first time I stood it was the best feeling ever not to fall off, I surfed right up to the beach, couldn’t believe I wasn’t toppled over yet. Which gave me determination to catch the next wave and the next after it. I was addicted and didn’t want to stop!
Its been my favorite Australia adventure travel moment so far!

Next we went to the Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk and as for Australia adventure travel it was pretty tame and we didn’t need to summon up any extra courage for this one. It was a gorgeous 45 minute walk amongst the tree tops in the Rainforest. The best part was learning afterwards that Nick and his family actually owned that piece of land and have tried to preserve the natural balance and ecosystem. The scariest part about this walk was Jill trying to pop out and scare me but actually falling over herself on more then one occasion. Hilarious actually!

Jill and I then took a thrill pill and landed ourselves in Dreamworld/Whitewater World for an afternoon of mind scrambling good times! Our absolute FAVORITE rides were the Tower of Terror, The Claw and Wipeout! If you get a chance you HAVE to try Flowrider which is essentially like riding an actual wave! SO much fun! Oh and definitely get yourselves to the Green Room, its not just for celebs!

Finally the last of our Australia adventure travel weeks has been a trip to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary! What a great day! We arrived early to feed the wild Lorikeets breakfast, Jill literally had a minor panic attack, she got pooped on by Wilbur the Koala and almost stepped on wild iguanas a couple of times. Mother Nature was sorta slapping her in the face. It was funny for Josh and I who were innocent bystanders with uncontrollable laughter. OH! We also learned the history behind the didgeridoo and Josh got to learn how to play one. Girls aren’t allowed. Something about it being for boys only and because its phallic representation is inappropriate for women to blow… I dunno. I played sax in highschool I was willing to stick a sock in my pants and giver a go. Apparently that doesn’t qualify as adequate representation.

Anywho! For ANYONE out there looking for some amazing Australia adventure travel tours PLEASE check out Adventure Tours for a full list of all sorts of fun things to do for all thrill seeking age ranges and levels of excitement!

Hope you have a wonderooful time!
SP