Arthur and I snuck out of town, (while Nick manned the shop) on a wee break with my sister and her family. Hence the lack of Arthur's Circus internet ramblings. We stayed on the sunshine coast and of course had to visit the big pineapple. It has been a good 32 years since I was last there. It opened around 1971 I think and my sister and I went there as children, probably around the same age that our kids are. Nothing much has changed which is nice, but also highlights what was once a thriving tourist destination that the main motorway has now bypassed. No fancy amusement park rides here. A slow rickety pineapple express train and macadamia nut car is as good as it gets for thrills and spills. We loved it, although I was disappointed they didn't sell a giant pencil with a plastic pineapple on top anymore.
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Hmm, So will it be the big banana on the way home?
I'd LOVE to see the giant pineapple! Natalie, I just got a bounced email from you, can you pls send me an email?
Thanks!
SO BIG...
May I just say, I went to the big pineapple in the 70's also - and still have my large pencil with big pinapple on the end - in pristine condition too. Too good to use - anyway, where do you find a big enough sharpener for the thing??
Glad you had a good time.
oh Alison, I am so impressed that you still have your big pencil. We used ours, though I don't remember how we sharpened them.
And Leonie unfortunately no big banana - we flew, although if we drove there I'm sure there would've have been a detour.
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