First day on the Gold Coast

Ross and I slept in until 10 this morning - it was wonderful! John and Caz had headed out so we called them to meet up. We headed out to the Tweed Heads shopping center (in NSW) to run a few errands. I needed to post some Christmas cards, get my mobile up and running and get some money.

We had a coffee and wandered around a few of the shops before heading back to the apartment. From there, we walked down the street and had lunch at Grilled - a gourmet burger place. I had a chickpea burger - yum! We wandered on to a pub and played a few rounds of pool while having a beer (score check - Cherie and Ross 3 vs John and Caz 1).

We headed back up stairs to get changed and then walked across the road to the beach to go for the swim. It was a bit chilly initially but once you were in it was quite nice. We floated about for a bit before I got to cold and headed in with Caz.

We got back in time to shower and change before catching a taxi up the coast to go to Dracula's dinner theatre. We had VIP tickets and lined up with a few others before the venue had opened. Once inside, we gathered with a whole bunch of other in the foyer before being allowed through the crypt door into the house. We had a glass of champagne and looked around while waiting for our ghost train ride to the theatre. About 20 minutes later, we boarded the train in couples.

As predicted, it was pretty lame but there were a few scary moments where they either snapped photos or took video of us. Once upstairs, we found our seats and ordered a drink. Our appetisers arrived pretty quickly and we were entertained by the 3 piece vampire band for a while before the main meal came.

The performers finally came out and did some introductions etc. Then we had our dessert - yum! We ordered more drinks and then settled in for the show. It was the longest build up to a production I had ever been a part of!

The performers came out and performed Vampirates which was basically a bunch of skits with no real plot but mostly they were pretty funny. The waiters also kept us entertained. About 10 the show finished, we settled our bill and then headed out to find a taxi home. We got back to the apartment about 11. It was a good night out although it was a little random and definitely dragged on a bit.