Monday 06/06 - 13/06/2011 Brisbane - Gold Coast - Noosa, Sunshine Coast.
Home again......and still on the move and adventuring!
We have been back in Oz a week today! Missing the fun and adventurers of the beautiful USA but looking forward to having some fun and adventures here in Oz!
Having no permanent home of our own at the moment gives us the freedom and opportunity to do some travel and adventuring in our own homeland!
We had a lovely stay with Jacque and Glenn in Brisbane, culminating in a great night out at the Lighthouse Restaurant on the shores of Moreton Bay. Delicious seafood meal!
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| Pete and I at the Lighthouse Restaurant. |
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| Jac and I shared a Seafood Platter - delicious! |
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Enjoying our dining with Jac and Glenn
Thanks for the great evening! |
From Brisbane we headed south to the Gold Coast, to our old stamping grounds, picked up our cars and caught up with our good friends Di and Graham and met the two new additions to the family while we were away - grandson’s Liam and Lincoln, who were fortunately visiting Nanny and Poppy.
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| Lincoln, Lisa and Louis's son, having a joke with Nanny |
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| Di and Lincoln enjoying a game |
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| Lisa with Lincoln, and daughter-in-law Clare (Andrew's wife) and Liam |
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| Liam snuggles with mum. |
Thursday we headed up to Noosa and took over our new abode for the next few months - Luke and Amanda’s unit which we are house sitting! Love Noosa and its lifestyle!
Besides enjoying some sleep-ins, relaxing, reading and walking have been on the agenda!
Luke and Amanda are lucky enough to have the Noosa National Park on their doorstep, so we have been enjoying the Aussie bush, secluded beaches and beautiful scenery the park trails have to offer.
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| Luke and Amanda's street with the National Park on their doorstep |
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| Noosa National Park and trails |
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Entering the Alexandria Bay track near Luke and Amanda's unit.
Great walking and sightseeing! |
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| The trails wend their way through the beautiful Australian bush |
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| Banksia trees with their golden brushes! |
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| Black boys and Banksia abound |
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| A huge Pandanus Tree |
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| Beautiful Alexandria Bay and Beach - only reachable by walking the National Park tracks. |
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| The northern headland of Alexandria Bay |
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| The south end of Alexandria Beach and Lion Rock |
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| Lion Rock |
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| Walking the beach. Go Pete! I followed his tracks! |
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| Surfs up! |
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| Looking back along the beach before we climb up to the headland |
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Alexandria Bay and Beach from the headland.
Glorious day! |
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| Click to enlarge |
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| Hell's Gate on the headland |
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Walking out on the headland before returning to Hasting's St, Noosa
via the Coastal Track |
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Hell's Gate and Alexandria Bay and Beach.
Stunning! |
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The wildlife
Click to enlarge |
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| It is whale migration season but alas, no sightings today! |
Walking the Coastal Track in the Noosa National Park
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Beautiful vistas along the Coastal Track.
Picnic Cove and Winch Cove, Granite Bay |
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Lots of surfers enjoying the beautiful weather and waves!
Picnic Cove, with Dolphin Point in mid ground |
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| Surfers at Dolphin Point, Tea Tree Bay |
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An Osprey keeping a keen eye on the water below -
a bit of fishing perhaps! |
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| Tee Tree Bay |
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| Looking across Tea Tree Bay to the Boiling Pot on the point. |
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| Surfers enjoy the Dolphin Point rides |
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| Looking across Laguna Bay to the Hinterland |
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| Laguna Bay and Noosa Beach |
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| The boardwalk from the Coastal Track to Noosa Beach and Hastings Street |
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| Noosa Beach |
It has been the Queen’s Birthday long weekend this weekend, so Noosa has been abuzz with visitors enjoying the beach, the river, restaurants and cafes and all the other great things Noosa and the Sunshine Coast has to offer.
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Leafy and trendy Hastings Street, Noosa Heads
The beach and boardwalk run behind popular Hasting Street |
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The traffic stops in Hastings Street for the Bush Turkey ( local residents here in Noosa!)
to cross the road |
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| Popular cafe, Aromas, in Hastings Street |
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| Strolling the Noosa Beach boardwalk |
We enjoyed a Sunday lunch at Elvis's Cafe (introduced to us by Luke and Amanda) and then a leisurely stroll along the riverbank path of the Noosa River, Noosaville. It was back to shorts and T-Shirt weather after a few days of cold-freezing winter weather where the fleecie trackie was required!
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| The Noosa River, Noosaville. |
We’ll certainly be taking advantage of the area’s attractions and report on them, so stay tuned to our travel blog!
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