After the job cleaning dolphin poop at Seaworld fell through, and everyone south of the equator looked to be surfing South Straddie, we put ourselves through to the Sunshine Coast. The furthest up the coast either of us had ever been…
The sunny coast definitely lived up to its reputation and we were able to practise yoga daily on whatever beach we chose. No cyclones unfortunately but a constant run of fun nonetheless. Jess was ripping the inside bowl out at Noosa on an epic uncrowded 2-3ft weekday but forget about it on a weekend – the crowds are unlike anything you could ever imagine! Good thing is there are plenty of options other than noosa pt on the sunny coast. Yes lads if you haven’t surfed the area there is everything from rock ledges to boulder points, sandy reefs and loads of beachies. And did somebody say an island with a left and a right!!! For us Old Woman Island has to be the jewell in the crown of the sunny coast’s surf spots (well worth the 2km return trip paddle). Also worth noting is the right at Pt Cartwright, The Reef (Caloundra), Yaroomba, and Kawana Beachies (including the wedge ledge in front of the lighthouse). There are oodles of other options for whatever the conditions. The sunny coast has a good vibe and will be visited again that’s for sure.
On our way we took a quick detour to pick up an Ebay purchase. Unbeknown to a great mate of ours, Crackers, we had done a swap on our old leaking Kmart stainless steel coffee mugs for his beefcake hand shake blender. So in pursuit of perfection we did what any caffeine loving individual would do and it was time to upgrade the life support vessel. The new model is an Eco Cup. Get your mits on one of these puppies – silicone sipper lid for a soft lip contact, silicone sleeve so you don’t scald your paw, tall size for large capacity caffeine guzzling, and most importantly - china for a smooth clean taste. Ok yes I do love coffee but enough about that and more on the Sunshine Coast.
We cut in from the Bruce Hwy towards Coolum and checked out the whole coast from Noosa Heads to Caloundra. The national park at Noosa has great walking/jog tracks and a nudist beach for those who want to get funky in the sun. We popped our free car park camping cherry and officially became gypsy bogans wearing the uniform with pride – the Flanno. The sunny coast has plenty of options with great facilities for free camping. However, we had our first official free carpark kick out from an upstanding citizen, boy was that guy worked up and we moved on. It seems that not all the gypsy bogans before us had been likable. We ourselves had seen the evidence of rubbish from previous inhabitants. So the rule was to leave the place cleaner than we found it.
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