This was our last morning in Pullenvale, providing Andy one final time to run around the steep streets and complete his 10k fix for the day.

Once back at the house, we soon re-packed our belongings ready for the off.

Before we departed Michelle was saying her goodbyes to Rocket and Lightning the wallabies named by Paul & Naomi.

We’ve loved staying in the Degnan’s fantastic house which has the most amazing verandah looking down on the gardens and woodland in front.

Before leaving we managed a few last photos to document our stay. It’s been 5yrs since we last visited Paul & Naomi but we hope to be back again much sooner – possibly to join them on a road trip somewhere in Australia.

After saying our fond farewells we drove up the coast and stopped at Golden Beach on the outskirts of Caloundra. The beach and sand dune’s made for a beautiful setting and in the sunshine we took root on the beach for a few hours and managed some light snoozing.

As we indulged in some sun worshipping we organised our next few days stays both in Mooloolaba and on from there to Noosa Heads.

Tonight’s pad is at the Oaks Sunshine Coast Seaforth Resort, where we have a large open plan apartment with outside seating and a communal pool.

Late afternoon we went down to the Pipes beach which stretches out for a couple of miles in either direction. Whilst we planned to go straight to the supermarket for dinner ingredients, we found ourselves distracted by Maroochy Surf Club where we stopped off for a drink with chips and aioli dip.

Post our food stop, we made our way to Woolworths through Cotton Tree Park and the Maroochy River. It was such beautiful scenery and with the red light it looked like a tropical paradise.

Once we’d walked back to our new apartment, we stopped off for some cool beers for the next two nights stay.

Tomorrow we plan a restful stay on the nearby beaches and a revisit to Mooloolaba where we last stopped about 15yrs ago when Amelia was very young and begged to get a shiny princess dress. Looking forward to reminiscing and seeing what else has changed.