Coffee Club at Cottontree - Marrochydore

It was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning and Brian decided we would go for a drive to Cottontree, where they have a Sunday market and it is directly opposite one of the most popular caravan parks. We have stayed at Cottontree along with our wonderful friends Helen and David. We had lunch at the Coffee Club which was so nice then made our way home again after walking across to the caravan park and sitting on the beach for a while.
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Coromal arrives at Bribie

The weekend of Fri June 8th, Sat 9th and Sunday 10th saw us escape for the weekend to Worrium with our little van "Poppy" she is a Coromal 15ft van all the comforts we need and this time with the new moderfications that we have had done to the sleeping  arrangements, we had the van taken back to single beds, the main reason with my bad back I was over climbing in and out and over Brian each time I needed to get in or out it was such a pain and also making the bed was a real chore. So a guy from my work did the beds for us and made a cabinet for between the beds where we now have room for our early morning cuppa and books, glasses etc all in all a great success - I love it, we both have a window that we can either have open for some fresh air something we never had before, the above bed lamps were still there from the original way the van was when manufactured. Converting the beds has given us so much more room it is amazing how open the van is now  - we love it. Unfortunately the weather was not very good for us and we were not able to sit outside at all due to drizzly damp stuff but we were on the site right next to Terry and Patricia so all in all it was fine. I finished work on the Friday around midday and we headed down to Bribie early in the PM arriving there mid arvo, taking no time at all to set up we were soon sitting down to a cuppa, we all headed to the Blue Pub for dinner that night which was great.

Heading home on the Sunday we paid to leave later and luckily we were heading north as the traffic heading south was dreadful bumper to bumper see photo of gridlock on the M/Way which is a common thing on a holiday weekend. The following weekend once the weather had cleared Brian decided that the roll out awning needed a good clean, hence the spruce up We had a great time and cann't wait to head away again next year for a longer journey, the van is currently in at Suncoast Caravans getting some more moderfications and a few minor repairs done for the trip ahead  - but more about that another time.

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Moyse Family arrive on Bribie 28th May 2012

Monday 28th May arrived it was a beautiful day and we had planned to meet Terry & Patricia at 1000am at the paddock where they have the old Zephyr van stored for 9mths of the year when they head back to NZ.Brian takes some tools and the pump for the tryes as they are always a bit flat after sitting for a while in the paddock, I take the lunch and this year it was a Bacon & Egg pie and flasks of hot water for a cuppa. While the lads were doing the tyres, Patricia and I set to  - to refold the tarp that had been covering said Z van for the last 9mths to keep some of the QLD weather off her. Once the tyres are up the old lady comes out of the paddock and soon enough we are heading in convoy down the road the approx 3kms to the caravan park at Worrium. Once at the van park the Moyse clan check in and we move the old lady Z onto the site where she will be parked up for the next 3mths. Once she is in the correct spot we set to in relays to unload her as all the belongings are loaded inside when T & P head back to Christchurch. We unload all that we require to make room and get the annexe set up first - with this done it is lunch time done picnic style and the weather was just fantastic, after lunch the lads decide the TV has to be organised and set to working order - this did not go to plan, first the antenna did not work properly and they could not get the huge quantity of channels they wanted - eventually they managed to get something all be it not what Terry wanted but it was his turn to play with it while we set to head back northward to home. It was a nice day warm and sunny and in a weeks time we will head down with our little Coromal for the weekend - more about that next time.
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Off to Coolum we go

Sunday 20 May we woke to a cloudy day and thought it was going to rain, woke got up and make a cuppa and took it back to bed, Brian said earlier I think we will go to Coolum for a drive and when we saw the overcast weather he decides maybe it will not be such a good idea. Anyway at 1100am the sun had come out and so we then thought well we may as well go and get out for a few hours. When we arrived at Coolum it was cool however the sun was out and we thought a walk along the boardwalk would be the name of the game. The walk goes up along the beach and take you around to the lookout at Pt Arkwright the view is amazing, you can see as far north to Noosa and as far south as looking toward the Gold Coast way in the distance - you can definately see up to Marrochydore. We went to the coffee club after our walk and had a coffee and a snack that we shared for lunch before returning home. A lovely way to spend the better part of the day.

Monday 7/5/12 - Labour Day today and another Public Holiday, crazy thing is all the Public Holiday's here in AU/QLD are all in the first 6mths of the year, our last one is next month being Queen's Birthday - however there is talk that next year they are changing it to October so at least we will get another break later in the year. Today was just the most amazing day for WINTER - yes it is winter well meant to be however with temps of around 24c it sure did not seem like it, and when you see the people on the beaches and in the water swimming it is hard to believe. Brian and I decided we would go for a walk along the boardwalk from Caloundra and Kings Beach and back again to Caloundra where we had lunch at the coffee club which was just wonderful a table on the esplanade with over the water view stunning for a great day - however all good things have to come to an end, so we came home and cleaned the car and tomorrow it is back to work -hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Wildlife in the back yard

We still have our wonderfully large Sulphur Crested Cockatoos come visit us on a regular basis, the two in these photo's are definately Mr & Mrs Arnie (they'll be back) as we can get right up to them to put the seed out for them without Arnie flying away, Mrs Arnie flys off to the nearest powerline and comes down once the seed is out however Mr Arnie just stays with his head cocked watching and waiting turn to feed. We have had the odd Eastern Rosella come these are very timid and fly off at the lest small noise, we are hoping they will return - however up until Wednesday this week we have never had any Rainbow Lorikeets come to feed what great excitment when I heard a very familiar noise very close by so I crept out to the laundry and had a look and there they were two beautiful Lorrikets feeding away happily, and then when we were sitting out the back Wednesday arvo when Helen & Dave Waldron called in for a cuppa they came down again to have afternoon tea for themselves, I am certain once they know seed is there they will continue to come and hopefully encourage the Rosella's to come also. Enjoy the photos.