And we had an added reason. We have Australian friends, Bob and Trish, who have known Roy since the mid 70s when Bob and Roy were shipmates aboard HMS Juno. These lovely friends have been to stay with us a couple of times in the UK; we've met up with them in London and the west country; they've even been to stay with us out here in Auckland. So finally, we made good on our promise to go and visit them!
Fortunately Bob and Trish live in Noosa - or one of the Noosas anyway. That's Queensland. East coast. A couple of hours north of Brisbane. Just 3 hours flight from Auckland. And three hours behind. So we leave at 7 am - and arrive at 7 am. Two breakfasts, if you've a mind for that sort of thing. An early start anyway (3.45am), but definitely worth it.
March, a bit of a rainy season, but nothing to deter. We haven't seen rain here in New Zealand for 10 weeks, so it's rather refreshing - and warm.... A hire car gets us up the coast, and we arrive at their house near the Sunshine Coast just after 11 am, as planned. It's Friday, so we have most of the day, all of Saturday and Sunday, and most of Monday before our flight back in the evening. That feels good.
We are both rather tired, so the break is most welcome. And our friends are great hosts. It's the perfect blend of easy, relaxed, gentle and genial. When we tell friends in St Heliers we're spending the weekend in Noosa there's much nodding of heads - 'you'll love it', 'oh, it's a great place to go'. We soon see why. There are three Noosas - Noosaville, Noosa Heads and Noosa itself. They are each different, but each complies with the original concept for the area - low rise, no big blocks of apartments or hotels, no traffic lights (though there are now one or two). The result is charming :)
Every picture tells a story .... We spend the weekend:
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walking along the river Noosa |
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