♥ Hot Air Ballooning, above the Gold Coast ♥

As we rose in our basket at 530am, a group of 19 people held their breath and floated up, up and away.

The highest speed reached was 12 knots, which the priver (pilot/driver) explained was about a speed of 20 km p/h.

We floated all the way up into the clouds where at one stage we had one side of our view completely obstructed by white cloud.

The cars on their roads looking like toys and houses lined up in rows reminded me of the opening song to Weeds - Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds. What can be deduced from it I don't know, but it has been stuck in my head for hours now.. haha 

Little Boxes on the hillside,

little boxes made of ticky tacky,

Little boxes on the hillside,

Little boxes all the same.

There's a green one and a pink one

And a blue one and a yellow one,

And they're all made out of ticky tacky

And they all look just the same.

As we passed over houses, making poor doggies alarmed, people came out and waved at us. 

And the people in the houses

All went to the university,

Where they were put in boxes

And they came out all the same,

And there's doctors and lawyers,

And business executives,

And they're all made out of ticky tacky

And they all look just the same. 

It was one the best experiences of my life. I thought it was going to be really windy, but your moving at the same speed as the wind so it was relatively calm, quiet and peaceful.

We saw the beautiful mountains in the Gold Coast Hinterland nestled together dark green and bushy. 

After this adventure dear readers, I believe I will, finally after years of procrastinating/clothes sales, invest in something I love to do... I will buy a DSLR... 

11 stories of fire resistant cotton/propane and Chris kept us from the ground.

The Gold Coast is one of those places where you see high rises, beaches, islands and development; then further inland there are mountains and forests. An incredibly diverse, visually place.

I hope I captured our hot air balloon ride from balloons aloft, with the sense of adventure and floating bliss that we experienced.

It cost us dear readers about $300 p/p which included a lovely buffet breakfast.

Liam and I were treated by his lovely mother Pauline. I can now cross off my list, this thrilling bucket list adventure.

http://www.balloonaloft.net/ 

Kisses for now, dear readers ♥♥♥ Until our next great adventure ♥♥♥

Leanne's bday buffet bash at Bazaar in QT. ♥

The drinks were cold, the food was high in variety and fresh. Eclectic with a feel of being in a high end marketplace. Lana Del Rey was breathing magic into the atmosphere as the background music. The long table we sat at had had us situated against a wall of antique books, blackboards and vintage tins of food. 

http://www.qtgoldcoast.com.au/food-drink/bazaar/

Bazaar at QT, Surfers Paradise.

Below is a pic of the birthday girl and I. 

The layout of the buffet was I'd say market/indulgent. Everything was hands on, from spreading toast with various jams, to being able to pick up fruit whole to slice yourself. The open areas of the kitchens let us watch the chefs making all the food. Chefs were willing to make upon request anything from omelets to multi-juice drinks. 

Coffee was average though dear readers..2/5 lovely and wild stamps... :$ However the divine tea selection made up for it.. We very quickly started putting extra tea bags in our little gift bags to take home.. hehe. 

 

This girl is one of the more creative of my friends. Her guestbook was a book of inspirational words and images about being happy from kikki-k.. I wrote down a poem I had written for her. Liam (bf) and I got her a 9 piece tea set for her bday from Royal Albert (Royal Doulton). 

Look below at her naughty bf in the middle in the background!  

Leanne's mother Gigi said the line of the day:

"We used to pray before we ate, now we reach for our phones and take photos"

The festivities ended and we ended up in the foyer where this delightful lemonade cart was set up. 

Kisses for now readers xxx ♥♥♥♥

Bumbles cafe ♥

I know readers it has been some time. I am home in the beautiful Gold Coast and was thrown into university late, dazed and all sparkly from my trip in England. I am still reeling from the most visually appealing place I have ever been. So procrastiblogging has taken over and I am able to write an entry. 

19, Rivers Drive, Surfers Paradise, QLD, 4217.
http://www.bumblescafe.com/

My gorgeous friend and I, uni work in tow, embarked on some catch up time and study. In the midst of university stress and the beautiful sunshine, we had beautiful tea, coffee and breaky. Bumbles has wi-fi and a gorgeous beach/home/eclectic feel about it. This cafe has views of Budds Beach, gorgeous little rooms of chic furniture and decor. I never wanted to leave....

I would give this place a 4 out of 5 [lovely and wild] stamps. 

♥♥♥♥