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Published: December 7th 2010
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Tuesday 30th November – today we thought we would relax a bit. So what did we do? We went off on our bikes of course! Actually it wasn’t too arduous although there were a couple of gentle ‘slopes’ to go up. We investigated a few of the little roads that went off towards the river and a couple of them ended up in small, immaculately kept parks and eventually we found one that meandered alongside the river towards the town. We parked and locked the bikes (not sure why as no-one would pinch them in a million years!) and I completed my business in the Post Office. We are probably giving them a healthy profit this year – the cost of postage to the UK is incredible! We had lunch in what we thought was just a very ordinary café but the sandwiches they produced were the biggest and best we had ever seen with an amazing mixture of salad in them - and we had ordered chips as well! That set us up for the afternoon so we collected our bikes and cycled along the dedicated paths and through parks, again alongside the river and got as far as Noosaville
where we stopped in a lovely spot right on the riverbank. Unfortunately, and it was bound to happen sooner or later, I forgot to take the camera and as officer in charge of that sort of thing I took full responsibility. I did manage to take a few photos with the mobile phone but as I don’t think we have a lead to the laptop I don’t know how to download them (our technical support, Sarah, will no doubt help). It started to rain then so we sheltered for a while until it cleared but we decided against going any further.
On the way back we stopped at the Marina for some more of their delicious ice cream and then cycled back to the CP. There was just one hill that caused us trouble but we only got off our bikes to give way to a pedestrian (!) We finished the day, as was becoming usual, with a swim and a game of table tennis. As there weren’t too many Door Slammers in we nipped over and bbq’d some chicken. Door Slammers are the small campervans usually occupied by numerous young travellers who seem to need to slam their
rear doors and sliding side doors several times before they shut properly. This is particularly frustrating last thing at night when we’re just beginning to doze!! We have to remind ourselves occasionally that, on our last 12 month trip around Aus 8 years ago, we too were part of the door slamming fraternity! The young door slammers usually “overwhelm” the camp kitchen from quite early on and dominate all the cooking facilities before anyone else gets a look in. But today we managed to get in first! We generally take everything we need in our blue washing up bowl. It’s ideal for carrying things back and forth. Alas, this time Graham absent mindedly placed it too close to the bbq and guess what – it ended up with a hole in the side! Obviously I blame Graham because he put it there but I should have realized what would happen. Oh well, c’est la vie!! (With two “senior moments” today, is that a sign of old age I wonder?)
We had already stayed here in Tewantin longer than we had originally intended but we were now aware that, as we were staying for 6 nights we would be able
to claim an extra night free - a bit of a result. So that’s what we did. We really liked the Caravan Park and, surprisingly, it was no more expensive than many other CP’s we had stayed on even though it was on the outskirts of Noosa and had such good facilities. It’s difficult for us to believe that it’s already the 1st December today. We decided to replace the washing up bowl asap as it has proved to be so useful. We found our way to Noosaville’s big shopping centre where there’s a Big W. So, after rejecting every bowl we could find, what we actually bought was a mop bucket (!) which might sound very strange but Graham persuaded me that it was the right thing to get. It’s quite deep, has a carrying handle and fits into the sink in Sweetie perfectly which the bowl never did. I also bought a set of four melamine cereal bowls that have the same pattern as the ones Sarah and Darryl bought and one had recently cracked. (Graham somewhat sarcastically said you can never have too many cereal bowls!!) We had lunch in the shopping complex and then drove up
into the Noosa Heads National Park. We had hoped to walk further along the coastal path than we had on Monday but the rain was persistent so we gave up and drove back to the CP. I went for a swim as the rain had eased but tonight Graham was content to sit and read.
I really wanted to walk further round the coastal path of the Noosa Heads NP so we decided to stay yet another day (making it 8 nights in all - our longest stay anywhere in Sweetie). We decided we would do the walk no matter what the weather but, alas, Thursday started as another damp and drizzly day. So I sorted out a few more presents to post and we had another humungous sandwich in the Tewantin café and then, again, we drove to the Noosa Heads NP. It was still drizzling when we got there but we set off on the walk anyway and luckily, gradually, the skies cleared. About half the walk was on a good path but the rest was a bit mucky so I was pleased I had put my walking boots on. We saw another koala resting in a
gum tree. The surfers were out in force again and we were amused for a while by a bush turkey which was trying its best to rip open a surfer’s bag that had been left on the beach. There must have been something very tasty in there as it was extremely determined though unsuccessful. We passed Dolphin Point but couldn’t spot any dolphins out at sea and then we got to Hell’s Gates. Apparently, loggerhead turtles are sometimes seen there but not today. The view over Alexandria Bay was spectacular though. A very pleasant young Canadian lady took our photo and Graham returned the favour. She was from Quebec – the second French-Canadian we had spoken to in two days. We chatted to her about our stay in that area a few years earlier – it’s another great part of the world.
By the time we got back to the car it was clouding over again but we drove on to a lookout from which there were wonderful views down over the bay. We went on to the Eastern Beaches which is really one long beach sub-divided by small villages each claiming their bit as theirs. I managed to
get a quick paddle at Peregian Beach - a wonderful deserted stretch.
At least we got to see a bit more of the Noosa area today and we’ve liked everything we’ve seen - if we come this way again we’re sure there’s still plenty more places to explore
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