SUNSHINE COAST Day 2 Continued

Day 2: In the afternoon.

After our lunch and stroll through Noosa we drove back to Castaway Cove (10 mins away). We had a rest.

I chose the upstairs balcony.......

...... with the best view.......

...outside the main bedroom (yes teddies come on holidays too).....

Bill chose the middle floor living area for a rest. We had our own suite down stairs. It is a beautiful house. Carol and David remembered it from when we took them there years ago, so they booked it from London and paid for it. So we had a free holiday this time. I think it's called "Payback Time." What a good idea.

Afternoon walk time and time to contemplate the peaceful beach and....

...the mesmerising waves.

Day 3: Visit to FROMART Swiss Cheese factory.

We had read about a Swiss guy who made Swiss style cheeses. Bill, being Swiss, loves cheese. He rang the guy and made arrangements for us to visit his factory. Carol and David also cheese lovers were keen to come. It was a half hour drive to a little village called Eudlo, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

We had to have caps on and wear gum boots and wade through disinfectant. Christian gave us an interesting talk about how he makes the different cheeses and proudly showed us the Maturation Room

yum, yum Carol and David in cheese heaven looking a bit silly.

Needless to say we brought home some wares. 

Jam and cheese sangers for lunch.

Then the last walk on the beach before heading home the next day.  I had a good time.

Adventure on the Sunshine Coast (without the sun)

Day 1. 31 January

We have just spent 3 days on the Sunshine Coast (0ne and a half hours north of Brisbane) with our Carol and David, who have hired a beach villa for 3 weeks holiday before they return to London. We arrived in time for lunch on the balcony.

Happy to be with our kids. The ocean is just behind the trees.

In the late afternoon when it is not too hot we venture out for a walk along the beach. It is about 200 metres to the beach through the trees.

David leads the way over the dunes.....

... and down to the water..

"Lets go this way."

Castaway Beach, lovely and natural, not many buildings or people.

Even though it was overcast it was still very pleasant walking and the surf looked dramatic.

We found hundreds of these blue bottles (stinging jellyfish) washed up onto the sand.

This is a nasty stinger. That blue mess at the back is actually hundreds of very fine tentacles The blue bottles float on the water with the tentacles spread out for a long way around them.They can give an excruciating sting and welts. So no swimming today. Instead we stepped on them to hear the loud popping sound they make when squashed.

What has David found?

A coconut covered in tiny shellfish. Maybe it has come from far away lands.

Time to turn back and head for home. Bill leads the way as usual on the home run.

We brush off the sand and get ready for tea.