Sunshine Coast Getaway

I haven't been around much lately. Did anyone notice I was gone? Part of it was due to hanging out in the sun, sand & surf. Apart from that I've hit snags in the river.

First of all it's the end of the semester and with that comes the turmoil of giant assignments that are drawing to their due date and gulp ... assessments. Then there is my current vexation, my wisdom teeth making themselves known! My bottom wisdom's are getting pushy in there and it's giving me an endless headache, an aching jaw and my ability to chew is being sporadically compromised. So put the two together and you have one big pain in the head.

But there is a happy intermission to this story. Matt and I had a two night stay at Noosaville to use so we scrambled off to relax. The stay was an awesome joint birthday present from the lovely and wonderful Karen & Allen.

We arrived mid afternoon. Luggage was immediately dumped and after sussing out our pad for the weekend we headed out for a walk on the beach. I collected cuttlefish bones for a friend's parrot. It's a habit after years of budgie ownership. A quick costume change later we raced off to dinner, keen for some fresh seafood at The River Deck Restaurant.


The River Deck catch. So good! It was an effort to eat even half of this.


But I still had room for dessert! Friday night ice-cream on Hastings Street is a bit of a tradition I'm told. Gelatissimo is where it's at! I chose scoop of creme caramel with a scoop of coconut. Matt's caramelised fig was more caramel than fig.



60's Rat Fink surfboard at Noosa Longboards. Yours for only $4,900!



The next day we happened upon Noosa Longboard's famous woody wagon on Hastings Street. I've seen this vehicle many times at car shows but it's an entirely different thing when you come across a car like this in it's native habitat. It took a bit of courage to strip off on the busiest street in town, but oh woody wagon, I did it for you!




Once again here I am being a giant poser. This time at the edge of the pacific ocean in Noosa's Laguna Bay. Look at that sky! Perfect weather.



I've never seen bush turkeys on the beach before. They were everywhere. Some of the cheeky buggers were trying to get into the satchels of unaware sunbathers. Even more hilarious was watching a plucky little turkey crossing the road on Hasting's street with the rest of the street folk.



And here is a dead puffer fish I found washed up on the beach while scouting the sand for driftwood to put in my fish tank. Not the find I was looking for but it was interesting enough to take a photo of. We also found some knickers on the beach! Gross.

It wasn't always out and about. Our resort had a heated pool and spa set in a tropical garden that provided much enjoyment. I also slept on the shaded deck chairs beside the pool. Until some ignorant jerk splashed me when he got into the pool that is.

I did a lot of sleeping on the trip home too. It's so good to get away from the stress of life every now and then. You don't realise how refreshing these trips are until you do them. I am going to make sure I chill out more often from now on.