Life Could Be A Dream: "Oh... my kids can wreck that in no time" or the King of Palm Beach

You work the pedals I'll work the wheel

I say to our wonderful gracious Aussie host who organized a beach party in our honor at beautiful Palm Beach Surf Club. The object in question was the 4 WD buggy that the surf lifesavers use to pull important stuff on and off the beach, like boats and probably on a bad day people. "Nah, Nah, Nah our gracious Aussie host says in his cute little accent, they are just fine, the "kids" (surf lifesavers) will wotch ova tham." He points to a few beautiful young people in surf lifesaving gear says their names and they jump up to go hang out with the boys. Well eventually someone takes their eye off the ball and we have pen marks all over the seat, another few seconds and THE motorcycle toy goes into the little glove boxish fuel/water tank area. It is gone forever! Mike and I search in the little hole while trying to not attract attention but, no luck, it is gone baby gone. Colin takes a cue from the resident ladies man Carson and picks up some hot lifesaver chicks in bikinis. Girls can't resist a guy with a hot ride! Eventually, we move the party from the beach to our hosts beautiful beach club, The Cabbage Tree Club. This was a top experience. The party was organized and hosted by THE KING OF PALM BEACH, a gentleman from Coca-Cola that is on the Subway International Team. Mike had only met him a few times and he took it on himself to organize a party for us. He was fabulous and what I think Americans think all Aussies should be. He was a surf lifesaver on this same beach as a young "bloke," was the pres of his surf life savers then he graduated to the beach club and was pres there, he knows everyone on the beach from the 90 y.o going out for a paddle(really) to the 17 y.o Junior Lifesavers. He offered to teach us how to surf, invited us to his families Christmas, invited us back to the beach club anytime and is just a downright good guy, a solid bloke they would call him here. The party consisted of 4 families most with kids, all Coca-Cola employees, some Aussies, some Brits or Pomms and some Kiwis. One lady even said to me, "oh I love your accent I could listen to you talk all day." So, of course I got her # since she said she could listen to me all day! New BFF! The Beach Club is so unique. It is what I envision places were like in the states 50 years ago, where everyone knows everyone and everyone has known everyone for YEARS, not like 5 years like 50 years. There was a table of older people(like 70-80 y.o) and they have been getting together at the club for their whole life. There are also tons of young people to keep the traditions going. It is a beautiful setting, I have been slacking on my pic taking, the camera was in the shop and I have gotten out of the habit, but it is truly beautiful. It is set opposite the beach and as by all beaches there seems to be a big hill, the club is built into the hill. To be a member you can be a surf lifesaver for 8 years and then your membership transitions from Surf Lifesaver to Cabbage Tree, if you go this route your membership is $300/year or you can go the more traditional "club" route and pay 10K get on a waitlist and wait and pay each year while you wait. There are beautiful and classically old school change rooms, there are loads of outdoor dining areas, grassy areas and a playset for the kiddos. For the locker rooms, think hardwood floors, white lockers and fabrics in light greens and whites. Junior members are limited to showers 3min under and those using the shower who are under 17 are only allowed to use a certain shower. You bring in your food and cook it on the barbies, all the men like this barbie part, they set the tables for you, I do not think you BYO, I think you buy it from the club and some days they have dishwashers which are usually junior members. Thank goodness we were on a dishwasher provided day. We had two large tables pushed together on a terrace built into the hill, covered in trees and just the right amount of shade, it looked like a setting out of a movie. We had delicious grilled corn, "prawns," sausage, chicken, lamb steaks,(they were great, I know really they were not gamey at all) and then a yummy fresh fruit tart for dessert. DELISH! The boys were angels and managed to pick up quite a few older women at the club. Truly! I actually caught Carson grabbing a 16 y.o girls hand and pulling her back to the playground as she was trying to leave. She was gracious enough to oblige him. They colored with a different group of older women(like 5-8 y.o), played hide n seek, and all other manner of fun games. Where do they get their confidence and can a 2 y.o have MOJO? They spent about 15 minutes at our table the entire afternoon. Could they possibly already be too cool to hang out with Mom and Dad at the beach club? Say it isn't so!