TOURIST TUESDAY: SUNSHINE COAST PART TWO

Saturday and Sunday had passed in a blur of lovely relaxation. Monday arrived with a massive surprise for Jarvis!

The morning was the same as Sunday, early rise and down to the beach. When the sun got to hot it was back to the apartment pool. Justin had been given a voucher from Tamika to Dive with the Sharks for his birthday, so he had that booked for Monday lunch time.

I told Jarvis we were just going to hang around the apartment, but Tamika and Chester arrived to stay for a few nights. Also my two cousins, Jess and Sam, and two of their kids, Archie and Evie, came over. So there were four kids under five! Sorry neighbours, but they had fun. It was so good for Jarvis to have so many kids around for a few says. Plus I think Justin's body enjoyed the break.

After lunch, we introduced Tamika and Chester to the wonderful art of napping in the air con. This was followed by an afternoon at the beach. Jess and Levi, and all of the kids joined us at the beach. Bliss.

Of course we had to have fish and chips for dinner.

TOURIST TUESDAY: SUNSHINE COAST PART ONE

The Sunshine Coast is a really amazing location. Considering it is only about a 90 minute drive away, I...we...really do not take advantage of this place often enough.

Tamika gave Justin a voucher to dive with the sharks for his birthday, back in October. I gave Justin a surfing lesson for Christmas. So I thought a mini getaway is just what we needed, plus Justin could do both of these things while we were there.

From Caloundra to Noosa and all that is in-between, there are so many completely different energies to the locations. I opted to book our accommodation at Alexandra Headlands. It is central. My family all live not too far away. And I got a great deal.

We have turned Jarvis into a little traveller who counted for weeks/days how many more sleeps until we went on holiday. So when we woke up Saturday morning, pretty much all was packed and ready to go. All we had to do was a dozen or more times explain to Jarvis that there was no plane, that we were driving to this holiday.

After a quick swim a Moolaba Spit, where Jarvis and I watched the Little Nippers, and Justin chatted up the local elderly women, we checked into NorthPoint Resort. Lucky for us, even though check in time was meant to be 2pm, we got away with checking in before 12pm.

On a side note: the managers were a really lovely couple that went out of their way to be helpful and nice.

After a shower and a nap, we did the grocery shopping and then spent the afternoon on the beach. This set the tone of our days. Every morning we would wake early and go to the beach. Then come back, and swim in the pool. Nap in the air con until the heat of the day had passed and then head back down to the beach until way after the sun had set. Jarvis loved playing on the sand in the moonlight.