Last morning and home

Our last morning in Coolum we went to the Surf Club for coffee

It was a beautiful day,  we could see big splashing way out in the water, David asked how long whales lived, so I googled to find the answer....80 years and stumbled on the Coolum Beach whales watching group.  They said hump back whales were visible from the Coolum Surf club and two look out points near by. So we were seeing the fin and tail slaps of hump back whales 🐋.  

The flight back was good, our luggage came through quickly, then we found there is a new free service at Tullamarine to help people with walkers etc to get to their bus/pick up. So Davud was in a wheelchair and another kind man took our cases while I managed David's walker.

We came home to a very cold house, turning the heater on was the first thing to do! 

Since then I have been cleaning, running errands, moving, gardening and a bit of sewing. 

David has started his programme at the Parkinsons support group on Geelkng,  happy to have that under way. 

We have had some wonderful mornings, cool but sunny. Good for walking on the beach.

Saturday I went to a sit and sew with some of the lovely ladies from the Gisborne retreat. 

I brought home fabric and cut ten inch squares and Sunday I sewed them together

Simple quilt that i will call Eunice's flower garden the fabrics are from Carleen sister in law....we are working through her stash.

I recently finished this book, was really good. 

I am off to the library bus soon so had better go and get ready.

Happy stitching. 

Exploring in the Blackhall Ranges

Yesterday we did and Adventure Lab to a waterfall and National Park, we followed the circular path and found the Ad Lab answers

The waterfall was below the look out and hard to get a photo of

Lots of beautifil old trees

And mossy logs

This was an amazing place, we enjoyed our wander.

Then we carried on to another town and I can't remember the name at the moment 🙄 might have  been Woombye..we looked at the train station answered historical questions and then had a toasted sandwich for lunch plus a coffee and had a chat to some lovely young men from Germany who have been working their way up the coast for the last 9 months. They were getting the train to Brisbane and then flying to Vietnam for a holiday before flying home.

I really liked this painted wall on one of the shops. We had a look in a garden centre, I got a lovely decoration made from beach glass and a ceramic floating crocodile head for the water lily pond..they are packed so will show them at home.

Some stitching has been happening while I binged watched/listened to a programme on Netflix

Enough for now, off for a beach walk soon.

Happy stitching. 

Sunshine Coastal Walkway

Today's venture was along this coastal pathway

Unusual jigsaw puzzle statue

War memorial 

Eternal flame

And to the beach near the surf club

We had a coffee and watched a windsurfer hurling in and out.

Morning walk along the beach at Coolum the next day.

Today we have been to walk the Wompoo circuit, beautiful area with lots of lovely trees

And an amazing view from this lookout

Then we went to Landsborough for some lunch and an Ad Lab

Wonderful.painting on this wall.

Off to sew a few stars and have a cuppa.

Happy stitching. 

Mooloolabar and Mudjumba

We went to Mooloolabar for lunch the other day, hubby enjoyed his seafood tier at the Surf Club

And I enjoyed the view out the window despite the earthworks going on

Yesterday I went to Mudjimba to do an Adventure Lab with Sue

First beach access, lots of erosion of the sand hills here

Then to the war memorial and playground,  down another access to here and a view of the island 

amazing clouds again today

We had a look around solved the Adventure Lab,  had a coffee and headed home. 

Today I have been for a walk to the lookout, no whales sighted but a great view

And last night three stars were completed

Happy with that.

Off for an afternoon Adventure.

Happy stitching.

Out and about

One day has been spent exploring around some of the Noosa Lakes

Had to park the car and run back for this one these mountains pop up around this area

Saw a kookaburra fishing at the boat ramp

Another mountain view under the bridge

This wooden bridge was built in 1901, the things you learn while doing an Adventure Lab 😁, there was also a no public admittance sign, woops!

Pub in the last town we went through on the day.

Next time we went to the Buderium Ginger factory,  this dragon was resting in the garden.

This article installation was in the gardens, with an adventure trail for children

The Gruffalo was spied in the garden too

Loved these colourful umbrellas 

Off now fir a cuppa