This was truly a day at the beach, in fact a full 12 hours. We arrived at 6.45am and found the beach already busy with the early risers.

Andy went off and did his 10km jog along the Esplanade running to Murray’s Beach and back before 7.45am.

Michelle took the opportunity to catch up on her latest book purchase and got comfortable on Kings Beach.

With the run done and Andy showered on the beach, we got ourselves comfortable on the grass in front of the Pavilion and ordered our morning coffees.

Once we had refuelled, we got settled on Kings Beach, dipping in out of the ocean enjoying a spot of body surfing.

Michelle’s appreciation of her new book meant that she ended up reading on the beach and with her feet in the ocean.

After a few hours in the morning sunshine, we took a stroll into central Caloundra to check out an apartment for the next couple of days.

After arriving at the new Oaks complex, we managed to secure a great deal and have booked 2 nights as we both enjoy the vibe of Caloundra – great cafes, restaurants and friendly people.

Being a hot and sunny day, we took the opportunity to break from the sun and grabbed lunch in the shade at a cafe on the ocean front.

We’ve spent so long at the beach today, that we found ourselves doing coffee again in the early afternoon and provided Michelle even more chance to catch up with her reading and generally relaxing.

It’s been such a lovely day, although in truth we haven’t done a great deal other than chill out and make the most of being at Kings Beach.

Keeping with a theme we found ourselves back at the local surf club for dinner. It’s such a great spot with wonderful views out over the seawater pool and down across King’s Beach. You can’t help smiling when you look out.

Before leaving for the evening we managed to grab a photo of the sun starting to set and the incoming red sky at night.

Tomorrow we are moving a mere 6 miles to stay right next to the beach for a couple of nights, before we drive down to NSW for the remainder of our East Coast tour.