It is the middle of winter here on the Gold Coast but there are still bikinis everywhere.
These two were walking in front of me on the way back to my van at Durunbah and I couldn’t resist a photo.)
There are plenty of them in the water too, where I am happy to cede my claim to a wave just to enjoy the view of one of the girls surfing past. It brings joy to my heart.
I have been feeling a wee bit guilty about enjoying all the lovely young ladies in their swimwear whilst on the Gold Coast. At which point does admiring the view become lecherous, etc.
However that was before I came across one of the Surfer’s Paradise Metermaids.
They were introduced by a local businessman in 1965 in response to the negative publicity surrounding the installation of parking meters by the City Council.
The controversial idea involved young women dressed in gold bikinis and tiaras, strolling the streets of Surfers Paradise feeding coins into expired parking meters.
An Akubra hat is more common head gear today but the bikini clad girls are still walking the town. I spotted this honey posing for photographs on the sea front.
The parking meters have long gone but the Metermaids have now become something of a Gold Coast institution.
In 2015 they will celebrate their 50th year culminating in a golden anniversary party. Does anybody know how I can lay my hands on a ticket?
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