Another day of sunshine on the Sunshine Coast, who would have predicted it?!

Andy was up with the Aussies and out running along the esplanade at 6.30am, working up a sweat before cooling off in the ocean at the end.

Having decided to make the most of our stay at the Oakes hotel complex, we hit the pool at 9am and relaxed for a couple of hours, before a walk along the beach and a coffee at our local, the Alex Surf Club.

We are starting to be like the retired locals, with our daily stops at coffee hangouts having a cheeky cake and watching the world go by. We truly are in chilled ‘holiday mode’ and making the most of our last month or so in the sunshine.

Post caffeine it was time to take up a position on the beach and we got a good spot on The Bluff Beach where the lifeguards were on patrol and the surfers were out in force.

We returned to the apartment early afternoon and bumped into one of the ‘local’ lizards sunbathing on the path.

Feeling the need to work up a sweat (post another hour or two by the pool) we walked a couple of miles along the beaches down to the Mooloolaba Surf Club.

When we arrived at the surf club, there was a big crowd watching some inter surf club kids competition – we spotted the Noosa and the Sunshine Coast tents – there must have been a couple hundred kids taking part running up and down the beach and out into the surf.

After all that excitement and the fact it’s Friday, and almost evening, we decided to have another tipple, Michelle on the Prosecco and Andy on the Pale Ale, helped down with a not insubstantial plate of hot chips. What a way to start the weekend!

It seems we weren’t the only ones celebrating the start of the weekend, as we came across loads of locals picnicking on the grass looking out over the surf and enjoying a local musician playing some funky tunes. It’s that kind of vibe here, and one we absolutely love and appreciate.

Tomorrow we are back on the road if only for 30mins (!), as we move down the coast to Kawana where we are staying for the weekend. From here we can explore Moffat and Kings Beaches, both beautiful spots where we expect to see continued sunshine. In between the plan is to take a trip to Glass House Mountain for better views than the rain affected ones on Wednesday.