Noosa Heads
Søndag morgen vågnede jeg tidligt og ringede hjem for at snakke lidt med mine forældre. Mærkeligt at være en dag foran, men dejligt at snakke med dem. Efter morgenmad og pakning af rygsækken, mødtes jeg endnu en gang med Alberto, da vi begge skulle med samme bus til Noosa Heads. Turen varde 5 timer med diverse stop for at sætte folk af og tage nye med. Da vi ankom gik vi ca 50 skridt og så var vi ved vores vandrehjem - et hyggeligt gammelt hus, lavet om til vandrehjem med bar og restaurant. Det var sidst på eftemiddagen, så Alberto og jeg besluttede at finde et supermaked så vi kunne købe ind til aftensmad. Albeto har været her før, så han kendte et billigere sted end nærsupermarkedet ved vores vandrehjem. Vi gik i ca 20 minutter og fik handlet det vi skulle og gik tilbage igen. En af mine room mates, en pige fra Schweiz virkede som om hun var lidt ensom så jeg foreslog at vi lavede mad sammen - jeg havde alligevel rigeligt. Det var rigtig hyggeligt og vi fik god mad. Bagefter mødte vi Alberto og en fyr fra Wales og vi spillede lidt bordtennins og drak et par øl. Rigtig hyggelig aften!
Næste morgen tog jeg 'vandreskoene' på og gik til Noosa national park. Her er der en blanding af skov og udsigt over havet. Jeg gik i alt ca 10 km med pauser hvor jeg bl.a. så delfiner i havet og en vil koala i et træ. Halvejs på min tur slappede jeg af på en rigtig fin, og næste ubefolket strand. I informationen fik jeg at vide at det var en nudist strand, hvilket er ulovligt i Queensland, så damen sagde at hun skulle advare mig om det :-) De fleste folk havde dog tøj på, men nogle enkelte middelaldrende mænd valgte dog at droppe deres badebukser. Ikke noget ondt om nogen, men jeg var meget mere interesseret i min bog:-)
Da jeg kom tilbage til Noosa, gik jeg på stranden bevæbnet med masser af solcreme. SOlen var dog ekstrem stærk (livvagterne havde sat advarselsskilte op) så efter 2 timer kunne jeg huden stege og jeg gik tilbage til vandrehjemmet hvor jeg nød skyggen og min bog. JEg lavede igen aftensmad i fælleskøkkenet, men efter den lange gåtur i dag, kan jeg mærke at jeg skal tidligt i seng. Jeg skal jo også pakke igen i morgen og med bussen til Coolangatta...
Noosa Heads er virkelig et hyggeligt sted. Ikke så stort, men en fin strand og venlige mennesker. Jeg kunne nok godt have brugt en dag mere her, men jeg er sikker på at det er lige så fint i Coolangatta. Det finder jeg ud af i morgen....

Noosa HeadsSunday morning I woke up early and phoned home to talk with my parents. Strange to be a day ahead, but really nice to talk to them. After breakfast and packing my backpack, I met up with Alberto again, as we were both on the same bus to Noosa Heads. The trip took 5 hours with various stops to drop off people and pick up new ones. When we arrived we took about 50 steps and then we were at our hostel - a charming old house transformed into hostel with bar and restaurant. We arrived in the afternoon so that Alberto and I decided to find a supermaked so we could shop for dinner. Alberto had been here before so he knew of a cheaper place than the supermarkedet close to our hostel. We walked for about 20 minutes bought the things we needed and went back again. One of my room mates, a girl from Switzerland seemed like she was a little lonely so I suggested we cooked together - I had plenty of food, so it was no problem for me. It was very nice and we made som pretty good food. Afterwards we met Alberto and a guy from Wales and we played a little ping pong and drank a few beers. Very nice evening!Next morning I put on my 'hiking shoes' and went to Noosa National Park. This is a mix of forest and sea views. I walked a total of about 10 km with breaks where I saw dolphins in the ocean and a wild koala in a tree. Halfway on my trip I relaxed on a very nice, and next deserted beach. At the information at the beginning of the park, I was told that it was a clothed optional beach (Ilove this expression!), which is illegal in Queensland, so the lady said that she had to 'warn' me about it :-) Most people had optioned for clothes but a few middle-aged men chose to let things hang loose. I have absolutely no problem with this, but I must admit that I found my book a whole lot more interesting than the naked men :-)When I got back to Noosa, I went to the beach armed with plenty of sunscreen. The sun was extremely strong (the lifeguards had put up warning signs up) so after 2 hours I could feel my skin roasting and I went back to the hostel where I enjoyed the shade and my book. I made dinner again in the communal kitchen, but after the long walk in the morning, I was tired so it would be an early night. I had to pack again the next morning and get on the bus to Coolangatta...Noosa Heads is a really nice place. Not very big but a nice beach and friendly people. I could probably have used one more day here, but I'm sure it's just as nice in Coolangatta. I will find out tomorrow ....