Day Seven: We took it easy yesterday and just stayed around the Broadbeach area, enjoyed the pool at our apartment complex and had some very nice and very cheap Yum Cha for lunch. But we can't stay still very long and as we got such a good deal with the massage that we decided to use the rest of that budget to go Sea Kayaking for the day.

The pool at 'Air on Broadbeach'

Jo called up the night before to book with Splash Sea Kayaking tours that we take us on a 7km paddle to South Stradbroke Island (or "Straddie" as the locals call it). Our 'Triple Adventure Tour" started at 8.10am when we were picked up from our apartment and taken to a spot where we would get kitted out with our life-jackets and other equipment. After a short introduction to the day and some kayaking safety lessons we were on our way.

The Sea Kayaks

There were about 12 people on the trip, with one instructor. This meant that we were two to a kayak and Jo had the fun task of being in charge of the steering (the kayaks use a rudder at the rear) for the day. We paddled over to Wave Break Island and took a rest stop. The weather wasn't fantastic today (which was probably a good thing as otherwise we'd be so sun-burnt!) so we had morning tea at our first stop and we went for a snorkel. Just off the beach the water was teaming with fish and they ate the fish food I was given right out of your hand. Awwww.

The rather miserable South Stradbroke Island

We then paddled over to South Stradbroke Island and took a walk over to the beach. The weather by now had really closed in and it was starting to rain so it wasn't as picturesque as I'm sure it would have otherwise been. The Island is popular for camping and fishing but we didn't stay for very long and were soon back in our kayaks for another paddle around the top of Wave Break Island before heading back to land for our pick-up.

We got back to our apartment just in time to have a quick dip in the pool, shower and change before Dane and Alyse arrived at about 5:30pm. We all enjoyed a nice cold X&Y Sauvignon Blanc on the balcony before heading up to Chaing Mai Thai up the road. We continued with our exploration of yummy wines this week (we had already sampled some great ones including Stoneleigh, Montana and Rockbare Mojo) with a bottle of Eye Spy and South Island!

Alyse had made the booking for 8pm and we had heard this was the place to go for Thai in the area. We certainly weren't disappointed as Jo and I tucked into Coconut Prawns and Thai Dim Sim for entree. We all shared a Massaman Beef, Tofu with Chilli & Basil stir-fry and Lemongrass Prawns for mains. Yummy!