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Well, a friend was up from Adelaide and my work days fell into place so we decided to head on up to Rainbow Beach via the Cooloola Way and then work out a return trip from there.
I didn't bother with any pics of the Cooloola Way but I can say it was the least pleasant I have ever seen it. Heavily corrugated which is nothing new but also it was full of potholes (as advised in the EPA's conditions report) so it was really hard to find a sweet speed that suited all the conditions. It still beats heading up the highway via Gympie but was a slow and bumpy track.
Noosa creek crossing was flowing and was about 20cm deep so we left it alone as there were a couple of girls there doing water/environment testing for university or the EPA or something :?
We were going to head on over to Tewantin Beach via Kings Bore Track but we were starving for some reason so we decided to head to Rainbow Beach township for a meal. To early for the surfclub so we grabbed a pie at the bakery. The town was packed with people and traffic, saw heaps of Prado's all kitted up for a week or so of camping but didn't see any PP stickers
Anyway, after refuelling our bellies we decided to head down Rainbow Beach towards the Leisha track as it was almost low tide.
The Rocks weren't a problem...
The real problem these days are the fallen trees further down the beach.
This is the scene we were presented with and it was only 30mins before low tide :shock:
We decided to wait till low tide and it did make a difference... 20 or so minutes later and we drove around the trees. I needed to time the waves but it didn't pose any problems once we waited for the tide to go out.
Further up on the northern side of the headland we found a nice and shady spot to pull up.
The headland/beach was busy but there was still plenty of room.
After watching the whales off the headland for a little bit we headed over to Tewantin Beach via the Leisha Track. The track itself was no problems but you just need to watch the exit on the Tewantin Beach side where the boards meet the sand... a nasty little drop off is being created.
We started to head south down the beach towards the Noosa North Shore and found a nice shady spot for lunch.
Lovely, open beach for an explore and a quick dip in the ocean.
... and then it was time to start heading home.
We aimed for the first cutting... (maximise our time on the beach) The beach between the 2nd and 1st cutting was very rough so I'd say the 3rd cutting would be the pick of the bunch if it was any more than 2 or so hours either side of low tide.
The 1st cutting was very,very soft and powdery. Tyre pressure made all the difference.
We saw hilux's with bling wheels, and Suzuki GV's get through with no worries then Cruisers and Poootrols take numerous attempts at exiting the beach.
(notice the direction of the rooster trails
)
I didn't bother with any pics of the Cooloola Way but I can say it was the least pleasant I have ever seen it. Heavily corrugated which is nothing new but also it was full of potholes (as advised in the EPA's conditions report) so it was really hard to find a sweet speed that suited all the conditions. It still beats heading up the highway via Gympie but was a slow and bumpy track.
Noosa creek crossing was flowing and was about 20cm deep so we left it alone as there were a couple of girls there doing water/environment testing for university or the EPA or something :?
We were going to head on over to Tewantin Beach via Kings Bore Track but we were starving for some reason so we decided to head to Rainbow Beach township for a meal. To early for the surfclub so we grabbed a pie at the bakery. The town was packed with people and traffic, saw heaps of Prado's all kitted up for a week or so of camping but didn't see any PP stickers
Anyway, after refuelling our bellies we decided to head down Rainbow Beach towards the Leisha track as it was almost low tide.
The Rocks weren't a problem...
The real problem these days are the fallen trees further down the beach.
This is the scene we were presented with and it was only 30mins before low tide :shock:
We decided to wait till low tide and it did make a difference... 20 or so minutes later and we drove around the trees. I needed to time the waves but it didn't pose any problems once we waited for the tide to go out.
Further up on the northern side of the headland we found a nice and shady spot to pull up.
The headland/beach was busy but there was still plenty of room.
After watching the whales off the headland for a little bit we headed over to Tewantin Beach via the Leisha Track. The track itself was no problems but you just need to watch the exit on the Tewantin Beach side where the boards meet the sand... a nasty little drop off is being created.
We started to head south down the beach towards the Noosa North Shore and found a nice shady spot for lunch.
Lovely, open beach for an explore and a quick dip in the ocean.
... and then it was time to start heading home.
We aimed for the first cutting... (maximise our time on the beach) The beach between the 2nd and 1st cutting was very rough so I'd say the 3rd cutting would be the pick of the bunch if it was any more than 2 or so hours either side of low tide.
The 1st cutting was very,very soft and powdery. Tyre pressure made all the difference.
We saw hilux's with bling wheels, and Suzuki GV's get through with no worries then Cruisers and Poootrols take numerous attempts at exiting the beach.
(notice the direction of the rooster trails
)
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