Noosa Fun

Yesterday I went up to Noosa with Jason and his family for a day of relaxed solitude by the beach. Noosa is still in Southern Queensland (it's bloody huge) and forms part of the sunshine coast, the prettier an quieter brother of the more famous Gold Coast. It's about an hour and a half north of deception bay then after crossing a short cable ferry a further hour of skidding and sliding along the beach to a secluded cove only accessible by 4x4. The beach driving was a laugh, I'm amazed at what the discovery can do, it looks promising for taking Charlie off the beaten track - it'll be limited by far by my ability rather than that of the car.

Rainbow beach was a large but completely unspoilt cove with lovely clean sand dunes edging a crystal clear lagoon with a thin sand bar separating that from the ocean. Views out towards Fraser Island were incredible. We played on the dunes, sliding and dune running until the sandman image started to grind and every movement felt like bum shuffling along coarse sandpaper. The lagoon was warmed by the sun and felt like taking a pleasent bath swimming amongst little fish trying to nibble your skin off. You could just about walk all the way across it to reach the sand bank and then into the ocean. The surf here isn't massively high but strong and regular, giving you a bashing. I've got plenty of awesome photos for when I'm back.

On our way back we come across a parked truck with its bonnet up and a bunch of uppie surfer idiots lazing over it. They had gearbox or clutch problems and we're up the proverbial creek without a paddle. Miles from the nearest road, no phone signal and an incoming tide added to their woes. Jason was the good Samaritan and offered them a tow, eventually back to their house about 50km away. The discovery ha little bothered pulling us and it along the beach at speed and with abit of effort bashing our way up the soft sand dune back to the road. Obstacles including getting on the ferry came and went, landrovers are amazing full stop! J got a case of beer out of it, the landrover will get a wash.

On return home and it's like we're in a lobster aquarium - the whole family suffering pretty badly from sunburn, Im the only one who escaped it, learnt my lesson from Port Mac. Today is relaxing around home and I need to sort out my travel arrangements back to Melbourne. If I leave Brisbane Sat lunchtime I should be in Melbourne Sunday evening all being well.