3-3-2010 (Wednesday)
Sharon got an complimentary treatment at the Ikatan spa this morning. Most of the day we were around the apartment.
We had a swim a couple of times and had lunch at the Sheraton.
At the end of the afternoon Sabine, Pepijn and the kids came. We had drinks on Hasting street and good pizza at our place.
Sharon packed all the luggage, we are leaving Noosa tomorrow morning.
4-3-2010 (Thursday)
Before we could leave we had to wait for a photographer to take pictures from us for a small article in Quote magazine. The article is a follow up on an article they did 5 years ago on HotSMS.
At 10:30 we left Noosa for a more then 500 km drive, over here that means at least 7 hours driving. We want to get as far as Rockhampton, then we will only need to drive Friday a little more than 450 km.
We made it, at around 5 we got to Rockhampton, we checked out some accommodation in our travel books. But when we entered the town we drove by a caravan park with cabins. For € 101,- we got a two bedroom cabin. The campsite is not really top class, but it has a playground and swimming pool. This all meaning the kids love it, Sharon doesn't like it that much, to put it mildly.
We had a swim just before dinner.
Rockhampton is the beef capital of Australia, so cowboy town. We went for dinner in a very cool steak house called Great Western. The place has a rodeo stadium at its ground. The restaurant is packed with bull heads, rodeo pictures and tv’s showing rodeo and country music. We ordered two major eye filets (tournedos) we shared with the kids. After dinner we took a drive around town, at 8 totally dead.
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donderdag 4 maart 2010
woensdag 24 februari 2010
First days in Noosa
23-1-2010 (Tuesday)
First full day in Noosa. We went to the swimming pool in the morning and walked around town in the afternoon before getting back to the swimming pool.
Walking around town you see how beautiful it is.
At the pool we met a couple from Melbourne, George and Simone with a 2 year old son and a couple from Sydney, Marc and Ilde also with a 2 year old son.
We had dinner in and Sharon watched a movie and Ruben checked out some accommodations for the next part of our trip.
24-1-2010 (Wednesday)
Pancakes for breakfast. After breakfast we went to the old timber town of Eumundi. Every Wednesday and Friday they have a big market with arts and crafts. We bought some stuff and had lunch.
Driving back to Noosa the kids slept and we took the time to check out some day spa’s for Sharon. She choose to go to ikatan spa (www.ikatanspa.com), she has an appointment for a 3 hour treatment tomorrow. Must be an experience!!
We also checked out the Japanese restaurant we will have dinner tonight with only the two of us, we will have a babysit.
In the afternoon it started pouring rain but it was still 30c, so we went ‘swimming in the rain’ together with our ‘friends’ from Melbourne and Sydney. Sharai started kissing with Dean the 2 year old from Melbourne, pretty funny and sweet.
We made some dinner for the kids. Through a babysit agency run by a lady called Elizabeth Taylor we booked a babysit.
We prepared the kids already earlier today about the babysit and bought a little present for them, a car’s watch for Zeb and a hair band for Sharai both at Eumunid market. Pretty exciting to have a babysit for the first time in 2 months and here in Australia.
At 7:30 the babysit came, Patty a 60+ year old women, who made this kids (and us) feel comfortable instantly (relief). We had a fantastic dinner in the Japanese place called Wasabi, it’s chef is a well known chef in Australia.
In the restaurant we met a Dutch couple (55+ years old), Willem and Marja. They invited us for drinks after dinner in their apartment. So after dinner we went over there.
Finally we arrived back at the apartment at 11:30.
First full day in Noosa. We went to the swimming pool in the morning and walked around town in the afternoon before getting back to the swimming pool.
Walking around town you see how beautiful it is.
At the pool we met a couple from Melbourne, George and Simone with a 2 year old son and a couple from Sydney, Marc and Ilde also with a 2 year old son.
We had dinner in and Sharon watched a movie and Ruben checked out some accommodations for the next part of our trip.
24-1-2010 (Wednesday)
Pancakes for breakfast. After breakfast we went to the old timber town of Eumundi. Every Wednesday and Friday they have a big market with arts and crafts. We bought some stuff and had lunch.
Driving back to Noosa the kids slept and we took the time to check out some day spa’s for Sharon. She choose to go to ikatan spa (www.ikatanspa.com), she has an appointment for a 3 hour treatment tomorrow. Must be an experience!!
We also checked out the Japanese restaurant we will have dinner tonight with only the two of us, we will have a babysit.
In the afternoon it started pouring rain but it was still 30c, so we went ‘swimming in the rain’ together with our ‘friends’ from Melbourne and Sydney. Sharai started kissing with Dean the 2 year old from Melbourne, pretty funny and sweet.
We made some dinner for the kids. Through a babysit agency run by a lady called Elizabeth Taylor we booked a babysit.
We prepared the kids already earlier today about the babysit and bought a little present for them, a car’s watch for Zeb and a hair band for Sharai both at Eumunid market. Pretty exciting to have a babysit for the first time in 2 months and here in Australia.
At 7:30 the babysit came, Patty a 60+ year old women, who made this kids (and us) feel comfortable instantly (relief). We had a fantastic dinner in the Japanese place called Wasabi, it’s chef is a well known chef in Australia.
In the restaurant we met a Dutch couple (55+ years old), Willem and Marja. They invited us for drinks after dinner in their apartment. So after dinner we went over there.
Finally we arrived back at the apartment at 11:30.
maandag 22 februari 2010
From Moreton Island to Noosa Heads
22-1-2010 (Monday)
Woke up at 7 to get the luggage and all ready for the early departure from the island today. Our boat left at 9, a small, speedy catamaran this time.
We were back on the mainland at around 10:30 and set for Noosa Heads a 1,5 hour drive up north. We made one stop to refill our water supply and a Krispy Kreme donut.
We arrived in our serviced apartment around 12:30. It’s called Maison Noosa and is on Hastings Street and the Beach. We have a great ocean view from our balcony. This will be home for 10 days, we will survive here ;).
We have a 2 bedroom apartment with all usual amenities.
After lunch we walked along the shops of Hastings Street. Back at the apartment the kids watched a DVD and Sharon went back to the shops.
We went for a ride to do groceries shopping in the supermarket and then did a tour of Noosa Heads and Noosaville. We had homemade dinner on the balcony. After dinner Sharon and Zeb went for a swim in the pool.
Watched some Olympic games, they show almost every sport here on TV except speed skating off course. So we missed all the Dutch gold medals. But we are also happy for the Australians for there gold’s.
Woke up at 7 to get the luggage and all ready for the early departure from the island today. Our boat left at 9, a small, speedy catamaran this time.
We were back on the mainland at around 10:30 and set for Noosa Heads a 1,5 hour drive up north. We made one stop to refill our water supply and a Krispy Kreme donut.
We arrived in our serviced apartment around 12:30. It’s called Maison Noosa and is on Hastings Street and the Beach. We have a great ocean view from our balcony. This will be home for 10 days, we will survive here ;).
We have a 2 bedroom apartment with all usual amenities.
After lunch we walked along the shops of Hastings Street. Back at the apartment the kids watched a DVD and Sharon went back to the shops.
We went for a ride to do groceries shopping in the supermarket and then did a tour of Noosa Heads and Noosaville. We had homemade dinner on the balcony. After dinner Sharon and Zeb went for a swim in the pool.
Watched some Olympic games, they show almost every sport here on TV except speed skating off course. So we missed all the Dutch gold medals. But we are also happy for the Australians for there gold’s.
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