Judy & Brian Tour Oz

Noosa Qld 4-11 September 2019 We're not really camped in Noosa, we are really in Tewantin about 10km up along the river, but as everyone does here, I'll call it Noosa because it's 'cooler'. For example, Noosa Marina isn't in Noosa, its right here in Tewantin, and a fine place it is too. We discovered that the Harbour Wine Bar situated right on the deck of the marina, has happy hour from 4:30 to 5:30 and they serve glasses of chilled Prosecco for $5 a pop. Add a cheese and antipasto plate, sit back and watch the ferry come and go. Nice. Another example is the Noosa Show. Now, this is actually at Pomona and has been since 1908. Pomona is a tiny village 30 km to the west of Noosa, up in the hills. And a nice place it is too. We wandered up to have a look around and spend a pleasant hour watching the show jumping and eating snag sandwiches. Mind you the 'Classic Car Show' was about half a dozen tired old Holdens, and the current model Mustang of the fe...

So, a whole week seems to have slipped by..... Where does the time go? Fishing / loafing around on a boat. Noosa River Qld  Noosa River Qld Orchid spectacular - not. Caloundra Qld Our old apartment, still looking good. Caloundra Qld But not as goos as good old Gemini Twin Towers. Caloundra Qld Chilling on Kings Beach, Caloundra Qld Getting all enervated and doing Parkrun at 7am. Noosa (Tewantin actually) Qld Wandering around the Blackall Ranges. Montville Qld Relaxing at Noosa Qld Doing the big walk at Noosa Heads Paperbarks at Tea tree Bay, Noosa headland Sandy beach at Granite Bay, Noosa Headland  Doing the farmers market thing on a Sunday morning, Noosaville, Qld Watching a wannabe doing his stuff at Noosaville markets Dreaming about boats, Noosa Marina, Tewantin Making ourselves beautiful. Coolum Beach Qld Exploring Boreen Point, Qld Reading the signs, Apollonian Hotel, Boreen ...

Tewantin Qld August 25 - September 4 We arrived in Tewantin after another torrid day negotiating the Bruce - but at least this year you can see positive steps being taken to effect a major upgrade. It's funny how these upgrades always seem to radiate out from the capital city; The New Bruce extends almost into Gympie itself, something like 170km. On arrival, we were given the choice of two en-suite sites: one on the 'right' side, which is the wrong side, and one on the left. It was a no-brainer; you take the site where your caravan and awning are facing the en-suite door. Otherwise you have to walk out and around the front of the van and back down the side to get to the loo, you may as well just walk to the toilet block. So we settled in and quickly came to appreciate how much better this site is over last year's, it's further into the park and thus quieter and more private. Tewantin is like a little village; just down the road is the village itself with sho...