Coolum Beach

31 August – Sunday

Travelled to Coolum Beach today to meet up with John and Brenda. Very little improvement in the road condition until we reach Gympie, the road to Cooktown was much better than this area. Lots of traffic on the road today, which may have been because we are getting closer to Brisbane or because the Gympie Muster concluded today. There were some good roadside stalls though, with very cheap avocadoes, tomatoes and bananas. The frig is full again.

The Sunshine Coast has certainly grown during the past 25 years, with lots of high rise units, shopping centres and development along the coast. We are staying in the caravan park at Coolum Beach – it is right on the beach front, good sized sites but the amenities could do with some refurbishment. Thank goodness for our own shower, it would have to be the best thing since sliced bread. We are still having toilet problems and will have to contact Jayco tomorrow, just a pity it has to be Brisbane Jayco. We think it is the cassette leaking, so hopefully it will only mean a new cassette and nothing major.

This afternoon, John and Brenda took us for a drive around the area, we found the caravan park where we will stay with Diane and family (looked very nice, right on the Maroochy River) and then settled down for happy hour, which did extend for nearly three hours.

There are mosquitoes here too! No crocodiles though. We are also talking about football this week.