Day 28 – The Garden of Eden – SALT of the Earth

Another glorious day ahead according to the weather forecast with tempretures in excess of 30⁰C.

Up fairly early so it was better to take Bindi for a walk before the temperature soared. She was excited to be going out and sat in the back of the car between us. Bindi is seventeen years old, which if taken on the traditional seven to one ratio means Bindi is 109 years old. With this great age comes health problems and she had a few age related illnesses. Therefore she also needed a mobility aid for some of the walk. Car packed and we were off to Eden Lake.

Bindi would walk a good way and then go in her stroller. She did get a little jealous if Jo or Georgie were talking to anyone. She also still had a spirited bark as other dogs passed by, letting them know that she may be small and frail but she was still Top Dog. They say Dogs are like their owners, Georgie is still Top Dog.

Eden Park was bustling with life.

There was an abundance of turtles swimming around, most looked like they could do with a good scrub from all the moss on them. The lake was also filled with Tilapia fish, an invasive fish the authorities are trying to eradicate as they take over their environment, often at the expense of the indigenous creatures. There are lakes where they can be fished and Georgie gave two young lads a fishing lesson on where and how to catch them.

The swans are black and non-aggressive, don’t figure when everything else wants to attack you.

Lots of water dragons ready to pounce.

The Big G

We returned after the walk to a Georgie special breakfast. Egg & bacon muffin, done properly not like those dried up sad ones you find at the restaurant with the big M. These were succulent with the egg bursting in the mouth.

So after long chats and Georgie giving Sarah a new name ‘The English Rose’ it was time to say our farewell. It won’t be another twenty-six years before we see them again, as they are planning a tour of GB and possibly Europe in the future. Watch this space for info and the name of the tour.

Though I doubt, Georgie will get the equaliser through customs.

We borrowed a WiFi device from Georgie, so actually we’ll see Jo when we drop it back on Wednesday.

What no tent?

Off on another drive to another location. We had toyed with the idea of wild camping again, but we’d been lucky so far and as heading further north the dangers increased, so it was a trip to a room in a complex at Noosa Lakes. In truth there was only a couple of dollars difference between a tent site with little or no amenities or a site with a room and a pool. Time to be spoilt.

We stopped for supplies and with the WiFi device to hand didn’t need to stay for 1.5hrs sat catching up on notes, banking etc.

OMG

We arrived at our room and were immediately taken aback with the beauty. Outside the balcony were 3 pools and BBQ areas and other apartments all around but not encroaching. We had a room on the ground floor. Unpacked and straight for the pool. This was a totally different experience to the ‘roughing it’ of the tent and dirty toilets. It could even feel like an uncomfortable luxury – but hey we’ll just have to get over it.

It was the first time in weeks we could enter the water without worrying what was lurking below us or swimming with us. Even better we had the whole pool with it’s tepid clear water to ourselves. There were insects and birds watching from the sides, but somehow they just didn’t seem scary.

After a long refreshing swim we showered and crossed the road to the lake for a sunset. The calm of the lake was a mellow experience when we were still effectively only a 100 metres from roads and shops.