Today we had another day of fishing. We hired a LITTLE tinny. We find that cruising the estuary’s and through the harbor you see so much more. Mooloolaba has so many houses along the water it’s insane. Some of the boats they own are bigger than their houses. We went past Steve Erwin’s house with his Croc 1 boat moored out the front which was very cool. We tried to get a quick photo without looking like stalkers.
Our fishing today was very average, Holly caught so many random fish it was quite funny. A crab, 2 whiting, flounder and some strange spiky sea caterpillar ?!
In the afternoon Holly and I took Sam for an overdue haircut, five hairdressers later we finally got it done. Their excuse was that they were fully booked but we think his hair was just too SCARY for them. 😉😀We have taken a before and after shot. He looks human again.
A late afternoon game of beach dodgeball and early to bed.

Well this place has become one of our favorite places. It is so relaxing here that we are finding it hard to get motivated to do anything other than relax on the beach. After a very busy few months we are enjoying doing nothing. We have decided to extend our stay here until Sunday when we hit the Gold Coast where we will be on the GO!!
We lied on the beach pretty much all day. We did some surfing, boogie boarding, body surfing and jumping waves. We moved sites today and now back onto the foreshore so kids can come and go as they please to the beach which is great (thanks heaps dad for the walkie talkies they have been the best!).
Before dinner tonight we played some beach dodge ball and beach soccer lots of fun but always competitive with Adam and Holly !!!! Bullies….. Beautiful night with bright pink skies.
Another day in paradise going to be hard leaving this place.

Today we had a relaxing day, we took an early walk along the foreshore boardwalk to the point. The pathway goes for miles and attracts lots of people of all ages exercising daily. The beach here is magnificent the bluest water.

We ended up back at the Esplanade and saw a 7D movie it was very cool the kids loved it. We saw ‘The China Wall’. The seats moved around we even got wet and things touched your legs from under the seats it was fun. We might go back before we leave to do the ‘Surfers Rollercoaster’. The boys went back to the van and Holly and I had a coffee and cake at Starbucks.

In the afternoon we relaxed at the beach. Mooloolaba is full of fit gorgeous people all highly motivated in their Lorna Jane, it really makes you think about exercising more. On the beach we watched the Iron girls and boys training. They were so fit and strong. These boys had six packs on top of six packs, and the strength of the young girls was amazing. Swimming, paddling and surf ski I was exhausted watching them.

For dinner we went to Mooloolaba Fish Market for some fresh fish, chips and calamari.

This place is great, Adam very keen to live here one day. He is enjoying his morning run along the beach followed by a swim. If only I was as motivated 😴😴.

Today we had a short drive to Mooloolaba. We are in a caravan park in between the marina and the surf beach so the best of both worlds. There is a gate in the park which takes you straight out to the beach.

Max was so keen to go to Underwater world Sea Life he frantically helped set up camper, organized lunch and then did the dishes ……

It was fantastic SO much better than the Melbourne Aquarium, and it was quiet which always makes for a better experience. Max and Sam were so excited they were running around crazy not knowing what to look at first. We loved the seal show they were so amazingly trained and another favorite the stone fish and Lion fish. Fascinating. We then relaxed at the wharf and looked through a couple of shops.
We decided to head back into Underwater world in the later afternoon because we enjoyed it so much and thankfully we did as we got to watch another seal show which was different from the first and very funny.

Weather is great and supposedly 29 tomorrow so a local tells me.
We walked down the main road which is full of cafe, boutique shops and of course Ice creamery’s. ☀️🐟🍦

This morning we hired a tinny to try and catch some fish. We had a ball and caught about 8 fish which 4 of them were keepers. 3 whiting and 1 brim. We had the boat for 4 hours so once we ran out of bait we took the boat down the estuary’s and looked at all the amazing houses in Noosa Heads. Dreaming of winning tattslotto.

After we returned the boat we went down Hasting street and went to Nitrogenie. It’s an ice cream parlor that uses Nitrogen to make the ice cream, it’s very cool to watch them being made with all the smoke. We had Peppermint Choc chip, Salted Caramel Popcorn, Turkish Fairy Floss and Nutella Ella Ella, they have very unique flavors that change regularly. Sam was very confused that there was no ice cream on display and he had to choose from the menu. He just wanted rainbow!! but was very happy in the end with Nutella Ella.
Back to the caravan park and a swim in the pool.
Off on a new holiday tomorrow.

Today we went to Eumundi Market. It would be the BIGGEST market I have been too huge. Don’t think we even saw it all. Adam was in heaven with hot jam donuts and we even had something called a Tim Tam Cronut (donut cross croissant) it was huge so we shared it.
In the afternoon we went surfing with the Mollards at the Noosa Heads main beach. Waves where much better than at Rainbow beach and Holly managed to catch a couple of waves.
Swim in the pool to end the day. Weather is great and getting better. ☀️☀️

Arrived at Noosa after a short drive, couldn’t get into the park we had hoped for but staying at the Big 4 caravan park. It is super clean but like a lot of the Big 4 parks it is a little out of town.
Drove into Noosa to stock up on food and drinks. Took a drive to the famous Hastings street. OMG very fancy and a shoppers paradise. Lovely looking restaurants too. Extremely busy . We parked and went out onto the beach which was a beautiful surf. There was a wedding on the beach. I can see that Noosa would definitely attract the wealthy, lots of money to be spent if you had it.
We came back to the park and kids super excited about running into the Mollard’s again. All the parks and destinations down the coast it is hilarious that we end up together again. Looking forward to some more sunny days this weekend. Sun and surf and possibly more fishing !!

Today once again we had a super early start, we were picked up by a cool 4WD bus. Behind the wheel was crazy Dan. His father started the first ever tours of Fraser Island and now retired Dan is at the wheel. Dan warned us that he drove like a manic and he was absolutely right. He even encouraged us to bring Sam’s car seat along so he wasn’t catapulted out of his seat. The barge was great he encouraged us to get out and take in the surroundings while we crossed to the other side. We saw a couple of dolphins.
The tide was high so we took a very bumpy ride inland for about 5 km and then hit the beach. It was spectacular. The water looked treacherous definitely no swimming. He said that in the shallow waters are all types of sharks, bull, hammerheads, tiger just to name a few. Much safer on the land with dingo’s I think. We spotted our first dingo which was cool. Dan said that there is only about 65 dingos left on the island which is so sad. He said that since the government band the feeding of them they are starving there’s not enough food. They are also being killed a lot more regularly then we are aware of. Dan hand feed them when his was a kid with his sister. He was a wealth of knowledge and taught us so much about his sandy island. Penni

We stopped at Eurong beach resort for
morning tea we had some muffines orange juice and for mum and dad a coffee.
Then we went in land to lake McKenzie for a swim on the way Dan showed us some different cool rain forest trees and most of them were logged in 1870 so the trees aren’t as big as they were ( but the rainforest is still thick and green).
In 1770 Captain James Cook sailed passed Fraser Island and saw all the sand and called it the Great Sandy Peninsula unaware that it had a huge amount of timber inland that in years to come was all logged.
We arrived at Lake McKenzie and it was beautiful, it was fresh water and if you didn’t want to swim you could drink the water. Like White haven it was 98% silica sand. It was cold at first then warmed up, we all went in. It remind us of white haven beach.
Then we walked along the banks of Wanggoolba Creek which flows through lush tropical rainforest. He pointed out to us funnel web and tube spider holes creepy !! The water was so clear that it looked like white sand and no water. It also made no sound so that’s why the aboriginals called it the Whispering Creek.
Then we went back to the resort for lunch it was a beautiful buffet. Yum yum
Then we went up the beach to the shipwreck Maheno it was once a world war hospital boat. It looked cool. It is now wrecked to pieces.
Then we went to the Pinnacles up 75 mile beach to see the colored sands. There were 76 colors.
On the way back to the barge we went to Eli Creek. We saw a red bellied black snake on the boardwalk it is very small but deadly. Me dad and Sam swam down the creek it was so clear and refreshing to be in.
We saw another 4 dingos on our way back to the barge and one of them was sitting at the edge of the barge. We went through heaps of water and over bumps.
Today was a great day we learnt so much and we loved Lake McKenzie the most. Because the tide was out we drove all the way along the beach back to Rainbow beach.
Holly

We woke up super early and drove to Tin Can Bay to feed the wild dolphins. It was quite confronting to see these dolphins, they are nothing like the spectacular dolphins we are so lucky to see in Western Port and Port Phillip bay at home on Adams boat. The dolphins today were very scarred and damaged. The lady explained to us that the dolphins in Tin Can Bay are very territorial, there are 9 in the pod and the alpha male who we fed today spends a lot of his time fighting off other dolphins from entering his territory. They are also scarred because they don’t leave the bay and it can be quite shallow and rocky at times and also when water levels are low they are more likely to come across predators. Can’t help but wonder if the interaction with humans everyday has anything to do with their condition. Kids enjoyed the feeding Holly loves her dolphins. 🐬
We then took a drive down to Inskip Point which we have heard heaps about. On the way we came across some young Europeans in the middle of the road trying to drive a 4WD to the barge to Frazer Island. They couldn’t get the car into gear. Adam had to help them out. Can’t imagine how they would survive driving on Frazer when they couldn’t even make it to the barge. It was funny.
The water at Inskip Bay was amazing so blue and the sand so white. We will defiantly come back here and do some beach camping next time. We saw some dolphins and right near the car a Lace Monitor which we were super excited about.
We came back to Rainbow and hit the beach. Adam and Holly did some surfing and me and the boys jumped some waves. The beach is beautiful. I found a new use for Holly’s surfboard bag. It turned into a very comfy/sheltered bed for Sam to sleep the afternoon away after a big swimming session. The weather dramatically changed in the late afternoon with a storm!! It was great excuse to relax in the camper and watch a movie. I snuck out and did some shopping. Snapped up a few bargains. 😉