Surfin the Sunshine Coast

This weekend we took Callie and Margaret up to one of our favorite spots - Twin Waters Resort on the Sunshine Coast. Brisbane is flanked by two wonderful coasts- the high-rise Gold Coast to the south and the more informal, low-key Sunshine Coast to the north. Twin Waters Resort is located between the open surf beach and Maroochy River, approximately ninety minutes north of Brisbane. Seeing that we have recently grown by two people, we rented a four bedroom apartment which had great views of the Twin Waters lagoon. This lagoon is home to windsurfers, kayakers, catamaran sailors, and swimmers who decide to traverse the 300 metre distance. Because it is an artificial lagoon, there are no worries about sharks or stingers. The most hazardous thing on the lagoon is Bruce, the pelican who has figured out that he will get fed if he returns everyday at 3:30 PM. The girls had a great time kayaking, trying their hands at archery, sailing, swimming and just walking around the beautiful resort lit with Tiki torches.

As we were packing and getting ready to leave, we learned about the large earthquake in the Solomon Islands earlier in the morning. A tsunami warning had been issued for Australia, so we were keeping an eye on the news to see if it hit the north coast of Queensland first. The news was focusing on Cairns, which would have been hit first. We would have had about 60 minutes to evacuate our apartment, which was only about 5 metres above sea level. Fortunately nothing happened, and we made our way safely back to Brisbane. Scroll down below to see our weekend pics.

Marc