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Monday, December 26, 2005
Coastal Christmas
I am experiencing Christmas on the Sunshine Coast of Australia! During the late hours, when Christmas Eve became Christmas Day, I was swimming and body-surfing at Mooloolaba's main beach. It was a refreshing necessity after a hot afternoon of preparing turkey dinner, and a hot evening of stuffing myself with savories and sweets (and a few bottles of my friend, Cooper's Pale Ale). I write now from one of the few shady spots on the beach, escaping the nuclear sun on this cloudless, blue-sky scorcher. My cousin, a Mooloolaba local, predicts a thundershower this afternoon! So this is Christmas Day in coastal Australia... beach, beer, and barbeque!
Between Rockhampton and now, I have been to a couple places worth mentioning. For three nights I stayed at The Arts Factory in Byron Bay. This place was so busy that tents were almost on top of each other! It had the vibe of a summer camp - everyone played guitar, didg, or percussion, and songs could be heard from all directions, all day. Cones and spliffs were constantly being lit: skunky smoke battled with fresh rainforest air. Water dragons and bush turkeys were mysteriously stoned as they roamed the premises. I spent most of my time enjoying the awesome swell at the beach! I will remember the great show at Buddha Bar, one Wednesday night: the didg and guitar songs of Cockatoo Paul, and the spectacular fire breathing, twirling, and juggling of crazy Steve-o (and friends, including Will Flangan from Dublin).
I also spent two days and a night at Noosa, chilling with some new people, and reuniting with my Irish friend, Cormac! We spent most of our time in the water, swimming and trying to surf (not enough swell), at Tea Tree Bay and Sunshine Beach. Noosa is beautiful, with lots of natural parkland and coast line. I didn't see enough of it, and I've been told that it is known to reach very high tourist levels... but I had a blast there! So very good to see you again, Cormac!
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Between Rockhampton and now, I have been to a couple places worth mentioning. For three nights I stayed at The Arts Factory in Byron Bay. This place was so busy that tents were almost on top of each other! It had the vibe of a summer camp - everyone played guitar, didg, or percussion, and songs could be heard from all directions, all day. Cones and spliffs were constantly being lit: skunky smoke battled with fresh rainforest air. Water dragons and bush turkeys were mysteriously stoned as they roamed the premises. I spent most of my time enjoying the awesome swell at the beach! I will remember the great show at Buddha Bar, one Wednesday night: the didg and guitar songs of Cockatoo Paul, and the spectacular fire breathing, twirling, and juggling of crazy Steve-o (and friends, including Will Flangan from Dublin).
I also spent two days and a night at Noosa, chilling with some new people, and reuniting with my Irish friend, Cormac! We spent most of our time in the water, swimming and trying to surf (not enough swell), at Tea Tree Bay and Sunshine Beach. Noosa is beautiful, with lots of natural parkland and coast line. I didn't see enough of it, and I've been told that it is known to reach very high tourist levels... but I had a blast there! So very good to see you again, Cormac!
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