Maroochy River.
G'day guys, On our recent hollidays, we spent a few days at Robin's Mums place. Of course, we took the kayaks and one day, while Robin and her lovely Mum were off doing girly stuff (shopping again), I opted to go for a paddle in my old stomping ground - Maroochidore, in the heart of our Sunshine Coast.
I grew up here, in gentler times when the whole area known as the sunshine coast was pretty much a collection of small towns along the many fine surf beaches The area stretches from Caloundra in the south to Noosa about 40 miles to the north and housing was modest and consisted of private homes along the waterfront. The life was free and easy and there were NO HIGHRISES. I still remember the outrage at the construction of the first tall pig. I hate these bloody things.
Back to my little story -sorry (bloody hijacking my own thread here
) and I haven't even posted a piccie yet
Where was I? oh yeah, here we go.
Drove through the madness that is now Maroochidore to an area called Cotton tree, right on the banks of the mouth of the Maroochy river and actually managed to find a place to park near the put in. :shock: Cotton Tree is famed locally for its lovely holliday, caravan park (trailer park?), right on the waters edge and is very popular with geezers in that they can set up here, walk to the water and to the shops without doing battle with the insanity that is our traffic in places like this.
and was real glad to be on the water and away from all the people. 8)
Plan was to paddle to a small island right in the mouth of the river
and check out the surf on the other side. A classic Queensland winter beach break. 8) I learnt to surf here.
G'day guys, On our recent hollidays, we spent a few days at Robin's Mums place. Of course, we took the kayaks and one day, while Robin and her lovely Mum were off doing girly stuff (shopping again), I opted to go for a paddle in my old stomping ground - Maroochidore, in the heart of our Sunshine Coast.
I grew up here, in gentler times when the whole area known as the sunshine coast was pretty much a collection of small towns along the many fine surf beaches The area stretches from Caloundra in the south to Noosa about 40 miles to the north and housing was modest and consisted of private homes along the waterfront. The life was free and easy and there were NO HIGHRISES. I still remember the outrage at the construction of the first tall pig. I hate these bloody things.
Back to my little story -sorry (bloody hijacking my own thread here
) and I haven't even posted a piccie yet Where was I? oh yeah, here we go.
Drove through the madness that is now Maroochidore to an area called Cotton tree, right on the banks of the mouth of the Maroochy river and actually managed to find a place to park near the put in. :shock:
Cotton Tree is famed locally for its lovely holliday, caravan park (trailer park?), right on the waters edge and is very popular with geezers in that they can set up here, walk to the water and to the shops without doing battle with the insanity that is our traffic in places like this.
Plan was to paddle to a small island right in the mouth of the river
and check out the surf on the other side. A classic Queensland winter beach break. 8) I learnt to surf here.
