Well we had just over a fortnight in Cabarita Beach doing our house/dog-sitting, and got to travel up and down the coast a fair bit to see the sights, get a feel for the area, and do a fair bit of chilling out & sport watching!
It’s a lovely part of the world, & definitely somewhere that we will consider as a place to live if we decide that Sydney’s too much of a big city after a wee while. The biggest issue would be exactly where to live. On the Gold Coast in Queensland, particularly the Northern & Central parts, it’s pretty much a concrete jungle in most places…and those that are on rivers, canals or the beach cost a fortune! Further west there are some lovely place sin the hills, but you’re a bit out of the way, & are a good distance from the beach. South into New South Wales on the Tweed Coast, where we were, is the nicest & far less developed than Surfers Paradise et al, with a real village atmosphere and affordable homes within 5 minutes of the beach, but it’s at least a half hour drive to any realistic work place, and the motorway is busy at all times, with frequent prangs!
