FILLING IN TIME

As the autumn days in Brisbane have been rather hot, Barry and I have been heading down to the Gold Coast each week for a swim either at Kurrawa or Burleigh Heads.  Some thing we haven't done for such a long time.  Although the water for me is a little cold at first, I pluck up courage and dive under the first wave, before it rolls me over.  It is very relaxing just bobbing around in the surf and certainly clears the cobwebs of usual day to day happenings.  After about an hour we then go for brunch or lunch depending on the time before heading home.  We have found a little restaurant in the Broadbeach mall that serves a very nice breakfast/brunch for just $10.00, but the Burleigh Heads Lifesaving Club can't be beaten for location offering wonderful views of the beach, water as well as good food and nice cold beer.   

Burleigh Heads - one of our many famous beaches

I was interested in attending yoga, and our local council was offering classes at Berrinbah Wetlands. Not knowing where this was, I did a google search and one picture in particular caught my eye.  It was Bill who runs the Logan U3A camera club, and Bill and Diane who got me into blogging after I attended their classes. Just to make sure I was right, I checked out Adventure before Dementia blog, and there was a post written by Diane in 2009 when Berrinbah Wetlands was new. 

We headed off for a drive to see how far these wetlands were, and to do something a little different.  Everything was very dry and the pond would be nice with a good soaking of rain. I think a better time to visit would be after a good downpour.  

This is were yoga is held

Another excellent facility provided by our local council, but it lacked directions on how far the other tracks were.  It is a wonderful place for walkers, bike riders, and has a nice big picnic and play area.

Solar Power Bird

Pedal Power

 

The little creek

Big bridge structure

Foot Power

 We both decided that it was just a little out of our way for yoga.  On our way home we came across a golf driving range, so why not give it a try.  Barry purchased 2 half buckets of golf balls, which for non golfers was quite a lot.  But it was fun, and something we can take our eldest grandson to during the holidays.  As he has a competitive streak maybe Barry and I need to go back and practice refining our technique

As if- who would want to win this

Not quite the right stanch, but I did hit it 

Definitely need more practice