We were really looking forward to Big 4 Tweed Billabong. It has a 4 and 1/2 star Big 4 rating which is a big deal. There's a pool with slide, billabong with canoes, go-karts, kids club, and tennis court.
What the ads don't tell you is that the park is about 500m from the Gold Coast airport runway, and adjacent to the Pacific Highway.
As loyal Jerra residents the planes haven't bothered us too much. But trucks constantly thundering past at 2am makes it really hard to get back to sleep. On day 2 we wondered why they hadn't put in noise barriers. Then we realised that there ARE noise barriers, about 50 metres from our caravan. 4 nights of little sleep is enough. I tried earplugs last night which helped a bit but not enough!
So it's farewell to Big 4 Billabong and the Gold Coast. Tomorrow we're heading home, via the Waterfall Way to Armidale, then Wellington or Dubbo, then Canberra.
Back to reality in a week's time.
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| The planes actually look a lot closer in real life |
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| Sunset at Coolangatta beach |
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| Speed demons on the go karts |
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| Us and about 50,000 others had a great day out at Wet n Wild |
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| Canoeing adventures |
