Curtains
For reasons beyond our control it appears our last blog entry has disappeared. This is quite annoying since we have to pay internet cafes to do it, but there we go. So here's another attempt.
Noosa was lovely. A bunch of towns; Noosa Heads, Noosaville etc., all connected by a river in from the sea. We found a nice campsite right on the river and settled in. The plan was to have a quiet couple of days before we started work, since there were no job agencies open over the weekend. The weather was superb in the daytime despite a few spots of rain when we arrived, but it wasn't enough to stop us spending a bit of time on the beach and catching a bit of sun.
On Friday evening we were cooking in the camp kitchen and Martin and Nancy from Sydney and Byron Bay suddenly turned up, so we had a quick chat with them and then retired to the van for a bit of wine and a game of Ludo (at which Charlotte is invincible). The following day we got up early to watch the Noosa Swim which is one of those things we've seen on telly where a big bunch of men, women and kids run into the sea and swim round some bouys.
On Sunday afternoon we popped to do our daily shop at the supermarket and the car had it's bimonthly pain in the arse moment. So, first thing on Monday morning it was off to the auto-electrician for a diagnosis which established the starter motor as faulty. However, at the end of the day we returned to find that the mechanic had found the starter motor to be fine, and it was actually the alternator that was buggered, so we booked another night at the campsite and took the car back in the morning. In a rare moment of good luck with our car, however, this was all covered by our warranty so we didn't pay a penny.
Meanwhile, we had been in touch with the harvest guide to find out about fruit picking work in the area, and were told there was nothing until June around here.
On our final night in Noosa we had a bit of food and the last of one of our wine boxes with Martin and Nancy, and also a British couple from Manchester called Richard and Caroline. We all talked about cars and at the end of the evening we felt a lot better knowing that almost everyone had experienced mechanical problems. Continuing the conversation with a German couple in the morning also reaffirmed this!
We finally said goodbye to everyone and left the relaxing Noosa on Wednesday with a fixed alternator (so far), to head to a place called Tin Can Bay. We didn't have much of an idea what was there but had heard that you can feed a wild dolphins for free there. Mention the word 'free' to us these days and we're on it.
Tin Can Bay is a tiny little town on the river, which probably has more tourists than residents but isn't at all commercialised. We found ourselves a campsite and since we had a spare afternoon, decided to put our sexy curtains up properly, rather than leave them hanging off bulldog clips and safety pins as they have been so far. As the sun went down and we switched on our brand new camping lantern, the temperature dropped dramatically. We were cooking in the outdoor kitchen and it was getting colder as the night went on. It turned out to be the coldest temperature recorded in May; almost freezing. Not a good evening to be in flip-flops and shorts.
It was still cold at 6am when we got up the next morning, but the sun was up and as we headed down to the river to see about this dolphin feeding it was getting a bit more comfortable. When we arrived there was a small group of people on the marina wall and lady in the water with a humpback dolphin sitting there, happily playing with leaves. At 8am more people turned up but we were all given a bucket with a fish in it, and allowed into the water to feed the dolphin by hand. We got to do it twice and it was an amazing opportunity. We really enjoyed it.
It was back to the campsite for a bit of breakfast and then off to Rainbow beach for another truly memorable part of our trip. Overlooking the beach is an area where the forest meets the cliff. The cliff is gradually eroding and the sand is slowly burying the forest, leaving a spectacular area arrangement of ocean, beach, cliff, dunes and forest. It was incredibly beautiful and we spent a while there, taking it all in. We had a bit of lunch on the beach proper, and then it was back to the campsite before the darkness and cold arrived.
We've left Tin Can Bay now and are sat in a library in Gympie, waiting for a call from a local farmer about possible work. Our plan for the afternoon consists of... err...
We'll let you know later.
Noosa was lovely. A bunch of towns; Noosa Heads, Noosaville etc., all connected by a river in from the sea. We found a nice campsite right on the river and settled in. The plan was to have a quiet couple of days before we started work, since there were no job agencies open over the weekend. The weather was superb in the daytime despite a few spots of rain when we arrived, but it wasn't enough to stop us spending a bit of time on the beach and catching a bit of sun.
On Friday evening we were cooking in the camp kitchen and Martin and Nancy from Sydney and Byron Bay suddenly turned up, so we had a quick chat with them and then retired to the van for a bit of wine and a game of Ludo (at which Charlotte is invincible). The following day we got up early to watch the Noosa Swim which is one of those things we've seen on telly where a big bunch of men, women and kids run into the sea and swim round some bouys.
On Sunday afternoon we popped to do our daily shop at the supermarket and the car had it's bimonthly pain in the arse moment. So, first thing on Monday morning it was off to the auto-electrician for a diagnosis which established the starter motor as faulty. However, at the end of the day we returned to find that the mechanic had found the starter motor to be fine, and it was actually the alternator that was buggered, so we booked another night at the campsite and took the car back in the morning. In a rare moment of good luck with our car, however, this was all covered by our warranty so we didn't pay a penny.
Meanwhile, we had been in touch with the harvest guide to find out about fruit picking work in the area, and were told there was nothing until June around here.
On our final night in Noosa we had a bit of food and the last of one of our wine boxes with Martin and Nancy, and also a British couple from Manchester called Richard and Caroline. We all talked about cars and at the end of the evening we felt a lot better knowing that almost everyone had experienced mechanical problems. Continuing the conversation with a German couple in the morning also reaffirmed this!
We finally said goodbye to everyone and left the relaxing Noosa on Wednesday with a fixed alternator (so far), to head to a place called Tin Can Bay. We didn't have much of an idea what was there but had heard that you can feed a wild dolphins for free there. Mention the word 'free' to us these days and we're on it.
Tin Can Bay is a tiny little town on the river, which probably has more tourists than residents but isn't at all commercialised. We found ourselves a campsite and since we had a spare afternoon, decided to put our sexy curtains up properly, rather than leave them hanging off bulldog clips and safety pins as they have been so far. As the sun went down and we switched on our brand new camping lantern, the temperature dropped dramatically. We were cooking in the outdoor kitchen and it was getting colder as the night went on. It turned out to be the coldest temperature recorded in May; almost freezing. Not a good evening to be in flip-flops and shorts.
It was still cold at 6am when we got up the next morning, but the sun was up and as we headed down to the river to see about this dolphin feeding it was getting a bit more comfortable. When we arrived there was a small group of people on the marina wall and lady in the water with a humpback dolphin sitting there, happily playing with leaves. At 8am more people turned up but we were all given a bucket with a fish in it, and allowed into the water to feed the dolphin by hand. We got to do it twice and it was an amazing opportunity. We really enjoyed it.
It was back to the campsite for a bit of breakfast and then off to Rainbow beach for another truly memorable part of our trip. Overlooking the beach is an area where the forest meets the cliff. The cliff is gradually eroding and the sand is slowly burying the forest, leaving a spectacular area arrangement of ocean, beach, cliff, dunes and forest. It was incredibly beautiful and we spent a while there, taking it all in. We had a bit of lunch on the beach proper, and then it was back to the campsite before the darkness and cold arrived.
We've left Tin Can Bay now and are sat in a library in Gympie, waiting for a call from a local farmer about possible work. Our plan for the afternoon consists of... err...
We'll let you know later.
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