Caloundra and Hinterland

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Day 2 of our Sunny Coast journey.

This was the day! Wet, wet, wet, watching board riders in the churning surf through the windscreen wipers, cruising the Caloundra beachfront, then a delicious lunch catchup with my Aunt Jen and her sister, my childhood friend Dale and her family in their fabulous Kings Beach apartment, then more wet, reading The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez, and watching the tennis, nibbling cheeses and wine from our Ocean Views Resort balcony (which had no ocean view)……and fingers crossed for a better day 3.

Day 3 – The Range and Hinterland

Maleny holds many, many treats for the organic buyer, the cheese taster, icecream licker, pie cruncher, art hoarder and clothes shopper……..and my heart skipped a beat at the second hand book store. Antiques and crystals and cheese tasting (yes, it was so good it deserved a second mention), and an IGA. What more could you ask for? For those contemplating a trip to the hinterland here are some images to gorge upon.

The Food

The fun signs

Even the dogs had their own shop

The flora and fauna

Variety in the street scape

A short drive along the ridge to Montville with its small community vibe…and loads of history preserved by stalwart volunteers.

How sad the ‘reject list’ on the memorial was immortalised

The art and crafts are thriving all along this drive, and the tongue in cheek footpath art, the lush parklands and the wood craft were the highlights.

And on to Mapleton………nostalgic reminder of our honeymoon at the pub on the corner, then down the secluded laneway to a stupendous valley view, delightful cousin company, delicious dinner, wine, cheeses and a stunning sunset all with a backdrop of king parrots and flying foxes. Who needs overseas travel?

Then it was wending our way back to the studio in the Kondalilla Eco Resort which backs on to the National Park……..a little tired and past its prime perhaps, a bit like us, but the setting is stunning.

The sunshine today was back in the name, and we were thankful for such pleasant weather.

One thought on “Caloundra and Hinterland”

  1. It’s been ages since we’ve been to Maleny, and from your photos I think we should put it on our list of places to go back to. Foodies Heaven. Yes I found the “rejected” list hard to understand. Was it a case of – these guys really wanted to join up, so don’t think badly of them because they didn’t go off to war. It wasn’t their choice.

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