Kayak to Walshies Island on Noosa River

After being on the go a bit, today is a chill out day on the shores of Noosa River. Besides, it gets very humid up here after 8.30am. So humid in fact that after having a cold shower, by the time you've dried off, you're hot and sweaty again. Best place to cool off is in the river. Noosa River is tidal and flows in and out to the sea at Noosa Heads. The caravan park is right next to the heads so its in a perfect spot and the shoreline of the river has pristine sandy beaches.

Jen took a bike ride into Noosa which is not far and literally across the bridge. The Main Street is famous for high fashion shops, boutique beachside hotels and a mix of cafes and restaurants from 5 star fine dining to Betty's Burgers and of course the iconic Noosa Surf Club. Noosa is the place to be seen and its full of glamorous people, cool backpackers sun baking on Noosa beach and a great mix of people enjoying coffee and ice cream from all walks of life.

In the afternoon, we launched the kayaks from the shoreline of the caravan park and paddled down stream on low tide following a number of inlets. The inlets of Noosa are full of exclusive waterfront properties, each seemingly with a jetty and a boat.

Paddling on low tide is not easy and we soon found ourselves marooned on a small stretch of sand forming a neat island in the middle of the river. Unclaimed, we stepped ashore as pirates and named it "Walshies Island". Now real estate isn't cheap in these parts so having our own island in the middle of Noosa is a prized catch indeed, until of course, the tide turns, the sand shifts and our footprints on the island disappear without trace...

Noosa River Caravan Park is perfect for a sunset so camp chairs unfolded and beer in hand, we join the many other campers at the shoreline to watch the brilliant skies change colour over the river. The birds are chirping with excitement, mainly Rosellas and Indian Minors and we are indeed treated to a spectacular sunset silhouetted by a palm tree in the foreground.

Suddenly, it becomes silent and darkness is upon us already at 6.30pm. There's no daylight saving in Queensland so the clocks are one hour behind but it is still very humid. Czytaj więcej