Last week, DH and I spent a night at Coolangatta on the Gold Coast. Both of us have fond memories of this area from the 1960s. Unlike a lot of the Gold Coast, there is still a 'laidback' charm about Coolangatta.
Once again we were staying at Outriggers which has been rebranded as Mantra Outriggers...
Views from our balcony...Twin Towns Services Club across the road from the Mantra...
Looking south and east from our balcony...those 'triangles' in the middle of the photo mark the Queensland/New South Wales border...
And looking east from our balcony, the sweet little pink 60s motel...it's still here!
Along the foreshore...
Then up a side street...the old caravan park is now a lovely big park...
The rather grandly named Coolangatta Transit Centre...
Then along a street that runs parallel to the foreshore...
When I was in my late teens, the Coolangatta Pie Shop was always a stop...such memories of those pies and doughnuts! All off the menu for us these days!
That night we had dinner with former colleagues of DH when they all worked at Social Security (Centrelink). These friends chose George's Paragon cafe, a favourite of theirs...and what a wonderful choice...beautiful Italian and Greek food! There are a number of these restaurants/cafes both on the coast and in Brisbane. I can say we'll be going back again, that's for sure!!
Australian towns have such interesting names. Every time I read a new one I just have to say it aloud a few times! Too bad you had to skip the pie shop but it sounds like you made up for that disappointment with a delicious dinner. I love short overnight getawats like that. We are going to have one this weekend and I can't wait!
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