Day Three: We spent yesterday out exploring the surrounding area, and we even took a drive up to Sanctuary Cove where I will be staying with work at the end of March (very nice too). But today we decided to do what most people do when they come to the Gold Coast - go to a water park!

We have arranged to visit Wet n' Wild with Dane and Alyse on Saturday so today we went to the brand new White Water World next to Dreamworld. The day started of beautifully hot and sunny that we even had our breakfast out on the balcony but as soon as we hopped in the car the heavens opened. We thought we'd drive there anyway and luckily by the time we arrived most of the rain had passed as blue sky was starting to emerge again.

White Water World's 'The Green Room' ride

We went on every ride (except one which we didn't even realise was there until afterwards!!) and had a great day. The park isn't as big as it's main competitor but the rides it does have are excellent. My favourite had to be The Green Room - a huge green funnel type thing that goes like the clappers. 'The Green Room' is a surfing term for when the surfer is in the barrel of a wave.

Rider's coming out of the funnel on their tube

Jo's favourite ride was the 'Blue Ringed Octopus' - where you lay down head first on a mat and race down one of eight different slides. We'd both start off next to each other at the top but end up in opposite lanes by the end of it - good fun.

The 'Blue Ringed Octopus' in all it's glory