Chilling In Mooloolaba 15th May

After some discussion last night we decided that we needed a holiday from the holiday. (Life is soooo tough!) Peter went and arranged with the office that we would spend 7 nights here which included a discount for staying the week. Even better, we were presented with the winter special, which was two $50 vouchers for meals at The Yacht Club. Guess where we'll be eating out this week.

Boardwalk Mooloolaba

 



The weather was much improved today, mostly sunny, but still very windy. Our morning walk took us along the bay from the breakwater entrance to the Mooloolaba River and around the beach to the shopping area and café strip. The walking track is well designed, partly paved and partly shady boardwalk. On the way back we stopped for the inevitable coffee. We chose 'Olivers', a good choice, as the coffee was excellent and the slice of carrot cake enormous.

 

My Pretty Coffee

A work colleague of Peter's from the Planfarm days lives up on the range behind the coast here and Peter had arranged for us to meet Phil and his wife Kirsty for lunch. Lining the street next to The Yacht Club are several seafood restaurants so we chose one of those. After lunch they offered to take us for a drive north along the beach suburbs towards Noosa. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and to finish off we stopped in at the Ginger Factory at Buderim. I didn't know so many ginger products existed. Peter bought ginger cordial and we ate delicious ginger and macadamia nut ice-cream. The whole complex is surrounded by landscaped tropical gardens, which of course contain varieties of ginger plants. Thank you Kirsty and Phil for treating us to a lovely afternoon. We really enjoyed catching up. 

 

The Ginger Factory, Buderim