Sugar and Spice and all things nice....

Wednesday 1^st November in 1770

1770? No, I haven't got the date wrong. Not exactly. Tonight, we are on a campground in bushland  next to the beach in a place called 1770. It was named thus by Captain James Cook in May 1770 as he used this wonderful, gentle natural harbour to anchor his ships. It is a very tranquil holiday place which hasn't as yet been exploited.

We were up at 6.30 am this morning, (It is daylight before 5.00 am) because we had to be at the Marina in Tin Can Bay for 7.30 to see the dolphins being fed. There were about 6 hump backed dolphins including a young one, which come in to be fed every day. Otherwise they remain out in the harbour.

So, back on the road, our first stop of the day was at Bundaberg, home of the famous ginger beer. We paid a visit to the factory and having seen how they make the ginger beer, we were invited to taste no less than 17 different varieties of Bundaberg ginger beer. Just as well they were non - alcoholic! The varieties added different fruits to the ginger beer.. Particularly nice were the pink grapefruit, mango and coconut and pineapple which tasted like pina colada. The interesting one was their new Christmas ginger beer containing cloves and cinnamon. Shame, our weight allowance won't run to bringing some home.

Back on the road and we headed through the sugar cane plantations and fruit orchards to the coast and the town called 1770. Having settled in, we had a pleasant walk along the esplanade/ boardwalk to the Marina before we sat on the beach with a cool glass of Semillon white wine,watching the sun set.

Highlights of the day: Watching dolphins and tasting ginger beer.

Tuesday 31^st October

It was 46 years ago today, that Peter and I met in Geelong,Victoria.. How the years have flown by and here we are travelling down memory lane again.

We were up early, so had time for another swim before we left Maroochydore campsite. We had to visit an autoelectrician in Maroochydore as the air conditioning was defunct yet again. While they were fixing it, we went for a wander and I found a hairdresser, so got a haircut, very reasonable at $25.00, I thought although a little shorter than I had hoped but it will be mor manageable in this heat.

Back on the road, we stopped at the Big Pineapple in Nambour.

 This had been a pineapple plantation with a zoo attached, but sadly, it seemed rather neglected since the last time we were here. 

We reached Noosa Heads for lunchtime – a beautiful up market resort with lovely beaches, but very busy. Taking another detour, we decided to head further up the coast through a pine forest park to Tin Can Bay. Being our anniversary we thought we would eat out. A 2km walk along the boardwalk by the beach took us to the Snack Shack for fish, chips and salad. How romantic! It was quite dark when we walked back to the campsite.

Highlight of the day: Another refreshing swim in another pool and the meal, of course!