{"id":4151,"date":"2019-12-14T15:57:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T04:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purple-penguin.org\/blog\/?p=4151"},"modified":"2019-12-16T15:58:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T04:58:13","slug":"holidays-start-well-for-joe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purple-penguin.org\/blog\/2019\/12\/14\/holidays-start-well-for-joe\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays Start (well for Joe)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got up washed and out to the terminal. Arrived too early, as usual, but as we were already checked in we just got the bag checked onto the flight and walked around the airport, had breakfast and then on our way to Brisbane. The fight was short with a free coffee half way through. Arrived and got picked up by Mark (after a little confusion of where everyone was – top tip – Brisbane airport gives different collection point directions to car divers and arriving passengers!) who drove us down the Gold Coast, and through Surfer Paradise. We stopped for lunch at a beach life saving club overlooking the beach, nice food and a view of the lifeguard huts which have christmas decorations and tinsel on them. Arrive at Mark\u2019s place and had a drink and a chat before heading out to a friend\u2019s house for a small get together.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Got up washed and out to the terminal. Arrived too early, as usual, but as we were already checked in we just got the bag checked onto the flight and walked around the airport, had breakfast and then on our way to Brisbane. The fight was short with a free coffee half way through. 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