so after one last morning visit to the magical beach at Byron Bay, we catch the shuttle to the Gold Coast Airport and our car rental location........we will drive up the Gold Coast to Noosa Head and overnight there.......it will be our last little adventure followed by the long journey back to Canada....we all try to ignore the fact that soon it will be time to part company with Jess but that is easier said than done.....Gold Coast gets its name from the endless beaches, many of which provide some of the best surfing in the world.....the sun is intense and the surfers and beach lovers can be found everywhere....one section called Surfer's Paradise is more like a small city of high rises built up to but not on the beaches....we clear Gold Coast and head up the highway to Noosa Head, passing Brisbane.....this area is very different than NZ - much flatter - but equally tropical.....we arrive in Noosa and check into the house....it is beautiful.....after we settle in, we head down to the town to explore......Noosa is a beautiful town and is a recreational area for Brisbane folks.....the beach is incredible and Fraser Isand can be seen in the distance.......we don't have time for a swim but the water looks great....after some window shopping in town, we head up for dinner and rest up for a hike in Noosa National Park which we will do the next day.....we head out for our last hike of this incredible trip.....the area does not disappoint.....we wander through tea trees and are once again treated by dolphins....they are the last we will see for a long time....the lookout at Alexandria Bay will be the last lookout for a while......a picture of the three of us will have to last for a while....that afternoon we drive back to Gold Coast and go out for one last fabulous dinner - bug tails, scallops, chocolate tequila and some great desert......to celebrate a perfect adventure with amazing travel companions.......our first flight tomorrow leaves Gold Coast at 8:25 AM and we will arrive in Toronto 25 hours after that if all goes well........
one last early morning look at the magnificent beach of Byron Bay.....
this is a plaque declaring the Gold Coast Point Breaks a National Surfing Reserve.....I know!...
so if you don't surf, jump into the rock pool and float around......those Aussies!!!
I think we just head straight up that hill??....
you can barely make out the city of Surfer's Paradise on the horizon - beach everywhere that you look....
Surfer's Paradise.......those are mostly resort high rises!!
we spotted these birds feeding just outside the house at Noosa......
3 little maids standing under this incredible tree......
sun sets on Noosa Beach......
3 little maids standing under the firefly tree in downtown Noosa......
this bird has the most incredible song......and is very shy....(I got lucky)....
Aussies don't eat turkey at Christmas so there are plenty of these guys wandering around....
heading for a remote surf spot.....
Jess walking through a grove of tea trees......
beast meets beauty.......
bottlenose dolphins near Alexandria Bay......
last climb to the last lookout (for a while).......
rock surfer (very popular in eastern Australia).......
3 Lees pose for the last time for a while.......
Fraser Island in the distance - worlds largest sand dune island.......
Noosa Beach in the distance north of Noosa National Park......
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