Noosa

We spent a week in Noosa following our week in Bogangar/Cabarita Beach. In short, it was my favourite beach town!

 

Noosa Shire is actually a blanket name for a collection of tiny communities or neighbourhoods all in the same area. The Noosa River winds through the shire on its way to the sea. We stayed in Noosaville, essentially condo-land on the river, and Noosa Beach, a three minute drive away, was the 5-star boutique hotel area on the ocean. The area feels like it is isolated in the middle of bush land (and I guess it is), and all of the roads leading to surrounding communities wind through bush for kilometres before you suddenly come across more civilization. It's a little disorienting as you never really have a sense of where you are or which way you're going.

 

The town itself was quite quaint. Small shops and cafés lined the main drag, most of which were on the ground floor of those fancy boutique hotels I mentioned. It was a curious mix of surfer chic and just plain wealth! Bush turkeys run the town and walk unhindered through shops and restaurants! There are even bush turkey water bowls set up on the sidewalks.

 

Besides going to the beach, we rented a boat and cruised down the Noosa River. Beautiful mansions lined both sides of the river, and we had fun trying to peek inside the homes and taking inventory of the toys they had (yachts, surf boards, kayaks, and so on). We also dropped the anchor a few times to try our hands at fishing, but only Bill had any success. He caught a porcupine fish! It was pretty exciting!