Hyatt Regency Coolum Coolum Beach

... and we had to wait 25 minutes to be let off! Nightmare. So thats the journey covered....

I didnt really suffer from jet lag much probably because im generally a
lazy person anyway and can sleep when ever so it took only a day for me
to pretty much recover from the lack of sleep and time difference.

As ive rambled on so much about the flight ill TRY keep the rest of this entry short. Ive spent the last 10 days at Jamies AMAZING house ...

... and I had AR tied up alongside and ready to put the cover up at 1045h. We had made extremely good time, four and a quarter hours, from Pumicestone Passage south Bribie to Mooloolaba Marina and it was a fantastic lively sail all the way. How great does that make one feel? Unexpected Stay in Mooloolaba Friday 6th March, What was to be an overnight stay at the Mooloolaba Marina extended out to eleven nights; not such a fast trip after all! There was a little Scotsman ...

... Coolum beach which was a pleasant change and much quieter. After stocking up on groceries we finally headed to our first Drive-Through Bottle-o!! (A strange and quirky institution for a country so pent up on not drinking and driving!!?) We spent 6 glorious days in this self catering little haven with time to explore Noosa and the other surrounding bits of exquisite coastline. - A definite favorite of ours for beachside living.

... meters of being down and its loomed up on me in all its barnacled splendour. Its amazing. We descend to 25 meters and check out the bottom of the boat before ascending slowly and checking it out from end to end. HMAS Brisbane was sunk about 5-6 years ago after years of correct cleaning and securing to make ready for its big day. They then sunk it with the intention of it becoming an artificial reef and one of the best dives in the world. Its still developing ...

... was the best we could manage so sod it. Satisfied with our cover-up, we began the final dreaded leg of the trip back to Brissy to first, find the Wicked hire depot (an absolute nightmare), get the keys to the van, transfer our gear into the new van. Second, we had to try and navigate from there, to the other side of the city to drop off the old van and third, somehow get back to Wicked to pick up the new van. I realise you're all reading this and thinking there's a ...

... we were walking up to the lodge in the dark, I was first to walk up and walked in to a big spider web!!!! so freaked out!!! itchy rest of the evening!!! So we arrived in Byron Bay, exhausted and spent the next few days recovering!!! beaches were soo lovely. Really chilled out town. We left on monday and headed to Noosa via Greyhound, first trip - 6hours journey not too bad and we both slept. Not sure what the over night ones are going to be like!!! So we are in ...

... It is quite common. But body surfing is fun. The sun is so much stronger here. Despite wearing sunscreen I got a major burn on the face. After posting the other entry we were walking down the path and there were these two kangaroos so close! A little too close maybe!

... and into the early afternoon wandering around the zoo. We visited the tigers, koalas, kangaroos and emus (oh my!) and saw the memorial for Steve Irwin. What we would take from this place, apart from a silent awe of Crocodiles, was the message of conservation: I wonder which of these amazing creatures will still be alive despite the constant threat of their extinction? Next up: Brisbane - our home away from home in Australia.