We started our day at a leisurely pace. We had a very short 41km drive down the coast today, somewhere between 30 and 50 minutes, and with an 11am check-in there was no rush.
After breakfast we started getting the van all packed up, and then at about 8am we went into the Noosa Marina for the Sunday morning market. It’s not one of the world’s biggest markets, there were maybe 20 stalls, mostly selling clothes and/or jewellery. It didn’t take us very long to do a walk past and we went back to the CP to relax from our vigorous morning outing!
We stretched and stretched the time as much as we could, and managed to get away at 9:10am, a record for us! We took the Ingress way to Maroochydore, that’s a slow drive down the coast road, calling in every now and then to take out a Resistance Portal/Field. But it just happens that all the Ingress stuff was beautiful points along the coast and we were able to take in the scenic views as we progressed our way. We stretched our legs (after such a long drive, 19km) at Peregian Beach. A nice little beachside suburb with a great café culture.
We then headed inland to see where my brother used to live in Coolum, I don’t think the place has changed much, but it was good to see where he and his family used to live.
Somehow we managed to make the drive take 1hr 40min, and we checked in 10 mins early at 10:50am. Our site backs onto the sand dunes and is wider than it is long, so our van is parked at an angle on the site. We arranged to meet Tony and Kerry at the Mooloolaba Surf Club for lunch at 1pm, so after we got all set up we headed out and killed a few Blue portals before driving down to Mooloolaba.
We finished up about 10mins late due to a car parking traffic jam, so many people looking for a park, but got to the club no problem. Tony and Kerry had a table near the beachside windows overlooking the beach. It was great to catch up with them both and we had a very relaxing lunch, and a couple of drinks.
Good Friends Good Times
Greg, Kerry, Tony and Deborah
After lunch we took a walk along the foreshore, a lot of which was on a boardwalk through the tree covered dunes, it’s a magnificent walk. We walked down to the northern arm of the breakwater of the Mooloolaba River and then back past the marina. Like Noosa, and most of north Queensland, there are Bush Turkeys everywhere in the native scrub, today we saw them nesting as well. Huge mounds of dirt and vegetation built by the males to impress the lady Turkeys. If the ladies don’t like them, the males tear them apart and start again, making a huge mess in the process.
We said good-bye to Tony and Kerry and had a bit of a walk around the Mooloolaba beach front shops, eventually stopping to have a gelato before heading back to the CP.
Deb then took me down to the beach to see the sights from this end. The development down at Mooloolaba was striking from a distance, so many high rise right on the beach front. The wind was up and it was starting to get cool so we retreated to the shelter and warmth of the van.
Maroochydore to Mooloolaba
We had a great day, but we were both very aware that this marks the start of us getting back into urban areas and maybe the loss of the slow life we have become accustomed too. But that is up to us and I am certain we will try to keep up our leisurely pace. Brisbane tomorrow.
To quote something I heard the other day, “Life is just one moment, followed by another”, and we are going to savour every one.
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I’m really enjoying this holiday blog. You know, It’s not too late to do a U-turn. 😉
Mandy, I have thought that a few times, has been hard coming into the suburbs. I miss the open spaces and the warmth of the north