Another early start today so we could time our beach driving with the tides. The notorious Indian Head was passed without a hitch and then on to Champagne Pools - rock pools that the waves break into causing the water to fizz. We lunched at Orchid Beach and then on to Wathumba Beach on the west coast of the island. A beautiful spot but the signs warning us of stingers was enough to keep us out of the water. On the way back we helped a family being hastled by a di...

Into the packing up early this morning. Thankfully some done last night so only two hours or packup today. A little tricky packing the car because we didn't have food in it on the drive up from Melbourne but did have to include about 8 bags of groceries for our stay on the island. Lets just say I'm none too confident about the chances of anyone catching dinner! Off to Rainbow Beach to drop off the camper trailers, then on to the barge for the 15 minute crossing t...

French toast and bacon to start the day (for those who doubted I needed so much bacon!). Off to the Eumundi Markets, kids very eager to rid themselves of their money. Xander bought a "USA Submarine" watch and spent the rest of the day telling us the time, a couple of bead bracelets and a print of a vintage car. Leggie splurged on her first "real" artwork and some jewelry. A couple of dresses and a necklace for me, Marcus was very restrained only buying a belt. Th...

Washing day today - it's amazing how many dirty clothes you can create in four days. Marcus's brother and family arrived in Noosa today for their holiday, so they came straight from the airport to check out our digs before checking in to their own accomodation. National park walk was well received by all, including sightings of dolphins, whales and a turtle (and the ever present busĺh turkeys). A spot of fishing this afternoon where we seemed to feed the ent...

A really boring, lazy day today, which is what we all needed after 3 days of driving. Fry up for breakfast as promised, kids decided a swim was necessary even though the water was quite cold - I guess that's just typical kid operation. They've already done the usual caravan park thing of making new lifelong friends. Quick supermarket stock up of fruit and veg (and chocolate biscuits), BBQ lunch and then back out to Hastings street. Sunglasses for Allegra, a coupl...