A beach walk seemed like a good idea this week, possibly due to the promise of a swim and a gelato to follow. Now, as one of the best gelato shops we know is at Coolangatta, we planned our walk, once again, around our stomachs. We parked at North Kirra Beach and hiked south along the coast line, bravely passing Messina (the gelato shop) without entering yet, planning to work up a sweat and clock up a few kilometres first. Although the day was warm, a cool sea breeze was ever present as we passed beach after glorious beach. We enjoyed an array of art along the way, stopped a while to watch surfers catching waves, and always admired the distant view of Surfers Paradise skyscrapers looming over the sea. After crossing the border at Point Danger our clocks leapt forward an hour, which excited us as it meant we were closer to lunch time. We followed a path along the Tweed River and found a nice shady spot to rest a while and snack a little on our picnic lunch, then began the return journey. We walked and danced our way back to Coolangatta, and finally felt we had earned our ice-cream. Now here's a tip for all gelato lovers - get thee down to Messina. The gelato was well worth the wait. The flavours are amazing, but maybe the place is not for you if you have a hard time making decisions. Luckily you can taste test before you buy, though this makes the decision even harder as everything tastes delicious. Arriving back at North Kirra, we ate the rest of our lunch. (Well, the clock turned back an hour, so it was lunch time again.) Then we made the fatal mistake of relaxing in the shade and becoming too lazy to change for a swim. We decided we could live with that and relaxed a little more before heading home.
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