Having driven out this way previously, we noticed signs for the Glass Mountains Tourist Drive. The Glass Mountains are these massive craggy peaks that are stunning from a distance, so we thought they would likely be even more impressive up close. Neither one of us really looked into the Glass House Mountain Tourist Drive, we just assumed that it would lead tourists in vehicles to the Glass Mountains. But in actuality, it just takes you slightly closer to said mountains on a road that runs parallel to the main highway, not in fact to the Glass Mountains themselves... To be fair, we did drive past the Information Centre, as we were still operating on the assumption that the Tourist Drive would take us to the mountains. Oh well. We know for next time to investigate this route, and we'll be good tourists and stop at the info centre first. :)
We got to Noosa around 2 pm, checked into our hotel (Outrigger Little Hastings Street, very nice!) and wandered back down to Hastings Street for a drink and late lunch.
Walking down to Hastings Street from the hotel |
It was beer o'clock. |
Back at the hotel. He may look relaxed, but he's reading a very thick document from work... Notice the wine glass is empty? Yup, it's clearly engrossing reading material. |
There were no dolphins at Dolphin Point. False advertising.
No dolphins at Granite Bay either. I'm masking my disappointment whilst posing for a photo.
Me on Granite Bay |
The scenery wasn't bad. :) |
Alan |
Hell's Gates look pretty nice... |
Trying out our new SLR camera lens. I call this one "The Guardians of Hell's Gates". |
Alexandria Bay |
Can you see any nudies? |
Alan left me with the binoculars, and seeing as I was avoiding looking anywhere on the beach with them, I kept them trained on the ocean, figuring it was a safe bet. There were a few boats on the horizon, plus a few stand up paddle boarders as well as some people swimming.
But then, I saw them. Dolphins! There looked to be quite a few of them. So exciting!
Having only my iPhone and the binoculars, I tried to take a picture through the binoculars, but it was largely unsuccessful, no dolphins in sight, just a blurry picture of a wave.
Unsuccessful iPhone binocular photo |
Where's Alan?
I could see him, standing on the rocks, right where the surf breaks. He would be unlikely to hear me yell at him. But then I see he has his camera aiming almost directly at the dolphins. Perfect! He's spotted them too!
Shortly after they disappeared from sight, Alan wandered back towards me.
Me - "Did you get some pictures of them?"
Him - "Of what?"
Me - "The dolphins!"
Him - "No! Where?"
Oops...
They had disappeared at that point. Alan was a little bummed. But I looked through the photos he had taken, and spotted a dolphin dorsal fin in one of the photos.
Alan inadvertently caught a dolphin with this picture. It's on the right side, almost at the top of the water. |
Dolphins! |
Kangaroo bottom |
Lizard. Maybe a Lace Monitor? |
We spent our Sunday sitting on Noosa's Main Beach. Had a FaceTime chat with my parents. Did some people watching. It's funny the things you overhear as people walk by. The winner while we sat there was "It's easier to replace your husband than your children". I wrote down a few other winners, but I can't find where I wrote them, and that's the only one I remember.
Our next trip is to Singapore! We are headed there in September, in part for Alan's work, but we've decided to make a little trip out of it. Should be fun!
I love the guardians of hell's gate!! ha ha
ReplyDeleteSo happy you saw some dolphins and a monitor lizard! I actually used to have a monitor as a pet, but I didn't know what I was doing when I had him and he died at a young age. They are better left to nature, I think.
Anyway, glad you enjoyed the Outrigger, too. One of my favs. Great photos! Wish I knew how to use a camera like you!! : ) - Cyndi