Last day in Noosa

Noosa has been 8 fun filled days for us. We will be very sad to go but we will leave with great memories.

I managed to catch up with Barb (Schutte) after being together in the same class at Rosebank Convent 40 years ago. We weren't friends at school but seeing that our class is having its 40th reunion in Jhb in a few weeks time we arranged a private "Aussie/Tewantin" reunion. It was great just chattting together about our lives since leaving school. We had a great morning with our pancakes and coffee and hopefully she'll visit us one day in WA.

Denize said we had to join her and LLoyd on the beach one last time before we left. As usual, because of the perfect weather, the beach was stunning. We had an afternoon coffee together in a cafe right on Noosa beach before giving each other a great big hug, and us, saying a HUGE thanks for being so spoilt by both of them.

The park we stayed in was 5 mins out of Noosa in a small town called Tewantin. It suited us just fine as it was close to everything and we think we had the best site in the whole place.

We're off to Brisbane tomorrow via Eumundi and Montville. We will be staying with our friend Terence Smith and his wife Lizelle before they leave for their trip across the Simpson desert.

Great times with the family and riding in Noosaville

Denize has been a star arranging for us to meet the family in Noosa. We spent a wonderful day having a picnic lunch on the Noosa North shore, and an evening picnic on the banks of the Noosa river where we stayed late into the night laughing and sharing memories but were forced to leave as the temperate got lower and lower. We were all freezing though I don't think the kids minded at all. They had the whole playpark to themselves. Everyone else had gone home.

I have posted photos of Dee and Lloyd, Nushka, Rufino, Darma and Julian (the sweetest children), Chad, Dom, Cheyenne, and Savanna (great, confident little girls), Kurt, Megan and their boys. (Thomas and Matt were having a sleepover, but we met Josh and baby Alex.) We also met Megan's sister and her husband who have just immigrated to Aus and are staying with Megan and Kurt. It was a great pity not to have had Che and Nicole with us but as everyone knows they are in the USA launching a new invention of Che's.

Denize adores her precious grandchilden and misses Che's 3 awfully. She's hoping to get to see them soon.

I felt a tinge of sadness that Chantal was not there to cuddle and spoil her beautiful grand-children. Nushka says that Darma misses Chantal a lot.

Have fun recognising everyone! We have had a great time with them all and agree that Noosa is a wonderful place for them to have chosen to settle. It's also great to be a part of the "De Senneville" thread!

Drive to Double Island Point - Noosa

This is such an amazing place I've decided it needs a post of its own!

The only way to get to Double Island Point is using the magnificent beach highway which runs meters from the ocean. Checking the tides is also very important as it's possible to get to Double Island Point and not get back until the high tide has passed.

Double Island is the end point of the beach in the Great Sandy National Park in Noosa - about 65 kms from point of entry onto the beach highway. As I attempted to describe in my previous post roaring along the beach so close to the ocean is totally thrilling - something that has to be experienced. The sights along the way are often unique - both the activities of the rare humans with their fishing rods, caravans!!, tents, 4wds and the Mad Max brigade (the ropey boat they were towing was called FKDD3!) - and of course, the sparkling, turquoise ocean. For 15 km along the beach track there are great camping facilities where anyone who loves the beach can pitch their tent. You would need to be fully self contained. We were very tempted to come for a night or 2. It would be fantastic!

Once we parked our car at the end of the beach we made the steep climb to get to the lighthouse at the top of the point. We were very proud of ourselves as we made it!! Many people go half way and never get to the top. We met a great volunteer couple who were given a turn to man a tiny information centre for 2 hours a day for a week. They were ex-Zimbabweans and were having a ball having just spotted a pod of whales migrating North. We just missed them!

The views from the top of the point were amazing as was the "playing" on the beach before the tide came in and we had to return to our starting point.

It was a day we'll always remember - yet another one!!