Blogs from Noosa, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 11

up early and out, i punched terrys address in the sat nav and set off, the sat nave said it was 230 odd k/l to terrys and i realised he was an hour the other side of brisbane, we made for an area called broadbeach whish is just passed the SURF capital of the gold coast, we found a jekyl motel as all the accomadation on the front were apartment blocks and they werent keen to rent for 1 night, we booked in and walked up to the beach but after a short while the sky became dark and we went back to the motel. we had arrangd to meet terry at the glades golf club which proved a tricky one to find but we got there and terry was with his wife and a couple ... read more

There are those who say you can have too much of a good thing. But, let’s face it, they’re mostly boring old bastards who don’t get out that much. Nine months of third-world travel, though, had definitely taken their toll, and on returning to Australia in October, we were glad to be back home at last. Arriving only served to remind us how lucky we are to have moved to one of the best spots on earth, let alone have had the chance to travel for a year and safely return. Even so, after only a few days recuperation I found myself left with a sense of unfinished business. The year was not yet over. The few pennies we had left could easily have lasted us till Christmas had we chosen to stay in cheap foreign ... read more

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We’ve been having a great time around Noosa. Yesterday we went in early to get our great parking spot in the shady car park near the beach. The heavy seas earlier this year did a lot of damage to the beach and the boardwalk but they’ve pumped a lot of sand onto the beach and the boardwalk is being rebuilt. We enjoyed walking along the beach, sitting watching the passing parade, then looking through all the nice Noosa shops. We finally got to celebrate our anniversary with lunch at a beachside restaurant; I had spiced Algerian duck with a sweet jus, spinach, ‘wilted’ of course, and polenta and pistachios, all quite delicious. There were about six spits of rain early this morning which soon fined to a lovely, if hot and humid day. We drove to ... read more

If the truth be known, we only really came here as it was in between New Zealand and SE Asia. Both of us never had much desire to come here, not that we had anything against it. It just seemed it wasn’t going to be any different to most places and also full of Irish, again, nothing against the Irish, after all I am one of them. That’s another thing, being Irish. It helps. We’ve all heard the phrase ‘everybody loves the Irish’. Well only a fool would believe that and I don’t for a second think that everybody likes us, but we are most certainly more liked than a lot of countries around the world. I suppose we never tried to take control of a country by force. We always slipped in the back door, ... read more