Gold Coast - Byron Bay - Pullenvale - Brisbane - Noosa
Main Beach - Gold Coast
Gold coast Main beach - the spit with pier in the distance
Gold coast Main beach with high rises of Surfers Paradise at the horizon
me and my beloved
High rises getting closer - Nicky and Samuel
getting some fuel
Point Paradise and the neighbourhood
arriving at our temporary home
putting the horse back in the stable
having some downtime
the view from Nicky's flat - to the left
to the right
sunset - frontal view
my cloud - this is an inside joke
taking in the warm sun I missed so much in the NZ winter
Sovereign Island - a peek-a-boo in a gated community of the rich
Jabiru Island - in the left corner we can see Nicky's apartment complex
coffee at Sanctuary Cove
Coombabah Lake Nature Reserve
Kangooroo checking us out
we deemed save so he passes us
more kangooroo's
mum with a little Joey
spotted a koala - we have seen two different ones that day
searching for life in the treetops
beehives
Tamborine Mountain - National Park
serious beer tasting before our hike
witches fall track
a view of the hinterland taken on the witches fall track
Cedar Falls creek walk
Burleigh Ridge Park
preparations for the hike of that day - coffee and a delicious snack (10uurtje)
up and away on Burleigh track
the bush turkey with the Belgian colors
another culinary break
checking out the ceiling art- is it secure?
heading back home
Byron Bay
Byron Bay flea market
Byron Bay flea market
Byron Bay flea market
Byron Bay flea market
Posh shop in BB
300 AUD$ for a regular jeans
nice winter coat although not really needed in that climate
hippy hippy shake in BB
one of my favorite eat/drink places
the inspirational interior of 'naked'
the overwhelming choices of juices/non dairy shakes
my awesome dandelion coffee with almond milk foam and cinnamon -
felt one with the regular coffee drinkers for the fist time
another elk mural
the table we sat on
organic shop with great food restaurant
the vegetarian choices
inside the shop
non synthetic brushes
Byron Bay beach
the other end
heading back to the beach
Back at the start of the beach where most visitors hang out
The Arts Factory back packers in BB
there funny rules
don't stay there if sleep is important to you
the back of our room
lots of magpies keeping us company while having lunch
Evening walk in the neighbourhood of the backpackers - luscious swampy vegetation with Iceberg lettuce?
BB beach by sunset
Day 2 - start of the coastal walk to the light house
a bit of info and history
one can walk for hours as BB beach goes on forever
termite nest
we saw a pod of whales popping up for air - hard to capture on photo
BB and beach as seen from the hill
the main beach of BB
Cape Byron Lighthouse
view from the top of the hill
deeper into new south wales - Arakwai National Park - going south leaving the bay the surf gets stronger
Pullenvale/Brisbane
visiting Samuel's aunt and uncle
Mount Coot-Tha lookout
a view of Brisbane
botanical garden
lettuce?
next to hemp - bamboo is my favorite versatile plant
spot the kookaburra
South Bank Brisbane
community gardens on South Bank
my favorite greens - kale!
goodbye Pullenvale
Noosa
on our way to Noosa
Noosa National park
Coral Sea
Alexandria Bay
Hell's gates
Surfers favorite spot to enter the waters
Sunshine Beach - Sunshine Coast
peculiar flower
Noosa township by night
day 2 - costal track to Granite Bay
awesome tree roots and trunks
view on the Great Sandy National Park
the blue tongue lizard which I mistook upon first startled look for a snake when I heard some strong rustling in the foliage
Noosa main beach
Noosa main beach - took my first swim this winter or rather cooler season
From Noosa to Byron Bay - the area is abundant with inland canals and therefore many (or maybe still a few - the happy few) have a house with pontoon and boat - it is a common sight though.
Getting nearer to the end of our holdiay
some shots taken on the motorway
heading back to Paradise Point - spot the rock on the horizon
we drove for 6 hours or so on the motorway and the latter is flanked with lots and lots of trees all the way until Brisbane from Noosa - seem to grow fast in this part of the world
heading towards a scary bridge - bypassing Brisbane
goodbye warm sunny days for now ...
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