30 August - Tewantin (Noosa) Qld

First priority this morning was to do our usual walk in the Noosa National Park. This is a hilly, 7km walk through beautiful forest and eventually along a stunning coastal route.

We have walked this many times and I was keen to see how I would fare after a couple of setbacks earlier in the year. We were lucky with the weather, sunny, mild and not too hot so all went well. The coffee and banana bread at the end was pretty good too. At the halfway mark the path reaches the coast line and the views are terrific. Out in the ocean it is easy to spot pods of dolphins and migrating whales.

This photo was taken looking down into a formation called Hell's Gate which is a natural cove worn into the cliff through wave action.

This afternoon we took a drive to Maroochydore for to the Sunshine Plaza. In the evening we had a bite to eat and then went to the 6:30 showing of Jason Bourne at the Event Cinema in the Plaza. Not a bad movie apart from a ridiculous car chase scene set in Las Vegas - I guess you have to have these to keep the US audiences happy. Back to our little home on wheels by 9:30 and just about to curl up into bed with a copy of Stephen Hawkings "A Brief History of Time" - an early Father's Day gift to myself.