Good evening,

Our holiday in Maroochydore was most enjoyable.The flight / hire car arrangements were straight forward and as we bought the NavMan along with us, navigation was a non-issue.

Highlights?

Maroochydore by Night

Well our accommodation was the first one. On the tenth floor of a north facing building with nothing interrupting the view over the Maroochy River & inlet, the coast towards Coolum and beyond. Also it was large and airy to boot. Very easy to settle in and be comfortable.

On the restaurant front, for me the best meals / dishes were the Barramundi and Crab Chowder at Yabbi's in Maroochydore, Garlic Prawns at La Vida in Noosa, the Snapper House Special & Crepes Suzette at The Omeros Brothers in Southport and the Hawaiian Parma at the Alexander Headlands Surf Club. Hmmmm....

View North to Mount Coolum

Best of the sights included Montville (a fabulous tourist / local hangout) in the Blackall Ranges, Southport on the Gold Coast, Tewantin Wharf, Mooloolaba waterfront shops & restaurants to name a few. And most days we enjoyed a relaxing breakfast around the corner at the 'Cotton Tree' shopping precinct.

Chateau Royale Resort, Maroochydore

We hope to get there again next year. No higher praise than that!

Have to tell a funny story. Coming home, Dad was all dressed up in suit & tie etc for the flight. At Brisbane Airport, we entered security and he set off the alarms. Checked his pockets, went through again and set the alarms off again. The security folk suggested he remove his shoes. Which Dad duly did, but instead of putting them on the rollers to go through the scanner, he just pitched them through the 'walk through' scanner assuming he would get them again on the other side. I thought we would need medical assistance for the security team who were rolling on the floor laughing. It clearly made their day! The issue turned out to be coins in his jacket pocket. Who would have thought that an 83 year old pensioner could set off security alerts because he had too much money!

But happy to say that a good time was had by all.

Bye for now, BomberBoy