Noosa

After a couple days of spit on the spit* and thunder down-under** the weather improved and we were able to travel all the way up the Sunshine Coast to Noosa!

Noosa is actually just the shire name and the region is home to Noosa Heads and  Noosaville which nearly  overlap and lie to the east of the Noosa River as it enters the Sea. Noosa is famous for its lovely beach. Hasting Street is also quite popular with its cute boutiques, hotels and restaurants situated along the tree lined street running parallel to the beach. There are many high end hotels in Noosa and apparently it's also the place to catch site of local celebrities taking a vacation...although none were spotted on this trip.

The beach at Noosa Heads

A refreshment stand that will come to you!

We did enjoy a stroll down Hastings, checking out the boutiques and finding quite a few good discounts (maybe time for some Christmas shopping??)!

A look down Hastings Street

After our venture around town we had a picnic lunch overlooking the Noosa River and checked out the park nearby. Then it was on to Tewantin which was just a bit further up the River. 

 

Homes with a view along the Noosa River

View from the park

Noosa Coast Guard

Tewantin is also a small town with a few shops and some beach but really it has nothing on Noosa. It did have some other interesting sites though:

One of 2 odd objects found in the park....the memorial park.

Know what it is??

A German mine recovered and diffused, found along the Sunshine Beach!

This is a 3 in 1 tree....

Part Morton Bay Fig, part Forest Red Gum and part Cupania!

All in all it was a great day with amazing weather and I look forward to my next trip to Queensland and the Sunshine Coast!!

* We took a quick walk along the spit at Mooloolaba but unfortunately the weather wasn't quite cooperating and we ended up getting a bit of a sprinkling of rain.

**Coming back from an outing we could hear the thunder following us home. As Hobart rarely gets lightening storms this was the first time since I've been in Australia that I was able to watch nature put on a show....although I think we tend to get better ones at home!

Just a couple other things to spot along the Sunshine Coast:

This wacky building, the Ettamogah Pub, is found just outside Aussie World and beside many tourist stores. On the way one should check out some Australian Opals sold nearby-very beautiful!

Steve Irwin and his children can be found along the Mooloolaba esplanade.