Dicky Beach, Caloundra, Queensland
Tonight we are camped at Dicky Beach in Caloundra on the south end of the Sunshine Coast, just north of Brisbane. We didn’t rush away this morning as we didn’t have so far to go today. Travel was fast, as there was a good freeway almost all the way. It is a busy road, with 5 or 6 lanes in one direction at some points as you go through Brisbane.
This morning I noticed my watch was missing about half an hour after I’d had my shower. I went back to the amenities block, but it wasn’t there, and I posted a notice on the wall. However, I still didn’t have it back by the time we were ready to leave, so I walked up to the registration desk, and inquired if anyone had turned in a watch. Luckily someone had, and so I got my watch back. Enid was bugging me that I need to have a checklist to take to the shower, as I’m always leaving something behind (this summer in Alaska I lost the case for my towel, and three years ago in New Zealand I lost my shampoo, and our whole shaving kit at Missinipe one summer).
We arrived in Caloundra shortly after lunch. We came here so that we could visit with Allen and Naideen Halladay who live here. Before we went to see them though we stopped at a BCF (Boating, Camping, Fishing) store on the way into town and bought a DC inverter so that I can charge my computer when we are in campsites with no power, and a barbie. It’s a propane (LPG) barbecue, but is Australian style, so it doesn’t have the open grill that ours do in North America. Instead it has a flat griddle that is quite similar to a George Foreman grill. We want something so we can cook outside as it is getting pretty warm here as we get farther north. The barbecue works well though, and we used it to prepare supper tonight.
We walked along the beach and waded in the surf here this afternoon. There were a few people out on surfboards and body boards, but not a lot. We haven’t gone swimming in the ocean yet, but will have to soon. Enid is fighting a cold, so hasn’t felt much like doing anything strenuous.
Tonight is a lovely evening, not too hot, and you can see the stars overhead, though none of the constellations are familiar. It seems strange to see the sun and moon in the north. It also confuses my sense of direction, so it’s a good thing that I have a GPS.