Noosa

Decided to come here on the recommendation of a couple of people at the Bunk Inn hostel.

It was a bustling little town with a seaside atmosphere. Lots of shops and a couple of beautiful beaches. I headed for the national park which had some trails through the forest and along the coast.

It was very peaceful and beautiful:

This was called Hell's gate - formed over millions of years

I spotted two turtles in the water from the cliff - getting good at seeing them now! There was a dolphin viewing point but I didn't see any of course! 

It did remind me of the Cornish coastline - a bit (without the rain forest} - as the rocks in places were granite.

There were supposed to be koalas amongst the Eucalyptus trees but I didn't see any of those either ......only the trees

These are Tea Trees - hence the name of the bay here - Tea Tree Bay

But I did see a few of this fella called a Lace Monitor:

and these guys are everywhere including the towns - called Brush Turkeys:

This one was scavenging in the rubbish - fattening up for Christmas?? - poor thing

Stayed in the Nomads hostel - very busy and I am , once again, the only old person. 

Its nice enough - handy to have a kitchen etc. and this one has a pool too

The guys and girls in my room are all Brits, and at least they talk to me. There is a Scottish girl from Perth Scotland, working in Perh Australia, on holiday atm...she says she feels old in the hostels & she's 27!!

From what I'm hearing,  there seems to be this 'prescribed' set of trips that all the young people follow, up or down the East coast of Australia, a bit like the ones in Indonesia. An example is a 3 day camping trip to Fraser Island that they were discussing last night.

And they all come with suitcases....not backpacks. At least, on the whole, they are respectful of noise and keeping tidy inside the dorm rooms, which is good.

Was feeling a bit down today - its nice travelling alone but it's sad there is nobody to share the experience with - I guess this is all part of the learning and experience process....trying to embrace it 😊