Blogs from Noosa, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 28

We’re now in a quaint yuppie town called Noosa; there is a small little strip for their city center and a beach on either side. Tom and I are now the only two guys in our little group of 8 and decided we needed to go for a kayak across the river. There are kayaks free to hire for as long as you like, they’re shit but free so who’s complaining? The river closest to us is full of speedboats and Jet Skis so the plan was to check out some sand banks in the middle then look up prices for renting some jet skis. We crawled across some slippery rocks and jumped in the water with our boats paddling them to the middle sand bank. As we neared it I looked over and saw a ... read more

The big day. We awoke early to Trevors cry of "That was the worst night's sleep EVER. GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!", a sentiment that was echoed by a lot of our group. We breakfasted, and the set off up stream at 08:30. Unfortunately we were two boats down - Esther had developed a bad back, and Esther being the good friend that she was went back to the ranger station with her. Chris and Helen also headed back as they were only booked on the one night adventure. Gemma and I, "Team Manchester" decided to keep at the front of "Team Canada" as the undisturbed water to the bow gave a mirror-like reflection of the imposing treas and picturesque blue sky. We paddled for 6Km passing only 3 other boats, a small and timid turtle ... read more

I arrived in Noosa expected great things, and frankly I was dissapointed. Perhaps it was the misnomer of the sunshine coast, or perhaps I've just been to so many beautiful places, but it wasn't what I'd hoped for or expected. It's not an ugly town - its just tropical suburbia with more than its fair share of waterfront. And its raining.... read more

Havin found breakfast we hit the road, heading north again we stopped off at the Ettamogah Pub. A Strange creation based on cartoons. Wacky probably covers it. with a larger top than bottom. its a living cartoon....and serves beer! we were impressed! We decided to brave the coast and cruised north through Maroochydore; via the SuperBee Honey factory...both of us over indulged a little and felt a bit sick!! Next we went in search of a medieval castle. yes i know...no one was building castles in medieval oz. But there is one. Its Bli Bli Castle, soon to be renamed the Sunshine Castle...wouldn't be out of place in Ingleby Barwick with its toy town style and slightly lego-land nature!! made us laugh anyway! North we continued to Moloolaba and eventually up the coast past Coolum Beach ... read more

Well O set off bright and early for my day of extreme excercise. Started on the mountain bikes. down a long road to the bottom of the mountain then on to the good stuff, the forest riding which was like downhill motocross but with out at engine....great position, knees bent, arms stretched, bum out over the back wheel. We were all naturals at sticking our bums out!! tehe. Then on the the water for fun and frolicks in Noosa River. we weren't great at the steering but it was bloody good fun. So that was the legs worked hard on the bikes and the arms worked from paddling. Full work out. But wait theres more to come. Musical delights were offered up by an aussie band called Bordello....lets see how many great songs you can rip ... read more