Bribie island, new shorts & a haircut, the Glass House Mountains, the hinterland, Mooloolaba & Ken & Marcie from Calgary....
Martin and family were heading home to Denmark later that day and insisted on us taking their surplus supplies – Jeff was delighted with the Farleys rusks & the hair wax.
Martin and family were heading home to Denmark later that day and insisted on us taking their surplus supplies – Jeff was delighted with the Farleys rusks & the hair wax.
Martin was a lovely guy & told us he & his family regularly holiday in Australia. In his experience the best way is to buy your own vehicle then sell it on. This cuts out the campervan hire costs. On one occasion they arrived in Perth, bought a van, kitted it out, put a sign in the van that it was for sale & set off on their vacation. As they were driving out of Perth they were pulled over & the guy wanted to buy the van, less than 5 hours after putting the sign up. He was even prepared to wait for them to holiday in it & buy it later. So, buy you own wheels.
Bribie island is another national park & in stark contrast to places like surfers paradise, small, relatively undeveloped & charming. The campsite was good & the beach, as we are beginning to expect, perfect.
I have decided to get a haircut, as in a bar recently the barman said “what can i get you ladies?” Considering i have not shaved since we arrived i can only assume his bar was quite low. Anyway, i have enough baggage without worrying about others interpretation of my gender, so off to the hairdressers for me. On the way i picked up a second hand pair of shorts in a charity shop & was feeling pleased with myself, a double delight, a bargain & I’ve helped a charity. I walk in & the lady hairdresser shows me to my chair. I tell her how i would like my hair cut & she begins work. Shortly after starting she says “what have you put in your hair? It’s very difficult to comb.” I explain that a fellow camper gave us his unwanted provisions & amongst them was a tub of ‘ROK wax, extra hard control’, she laughs the scissors out of her hand & has to be helped laughing to a chair. Apparently ROK wax is for surf boards! I’d put surf board wax on my hair! She washed my hair 3 times to no avail. She, giggling cut my hair as best she could, but apparently i will have to go into the sea at least for the next week for the ‘hold’ to subside. ;-)
Janet was still laughing far too much to drive so I took the wheel. We drove though the Glass House Mountains, 7 upturned volcanic plugs, quite amazing. Onward we drove thru the Hinterland, Maleny to Mapleton, a bit like the Cotswolds or Lake District, quaint coffee shops, deli’s & craft shops & beautiful scenery.
We arrived at Mooloobaba quite late, had a walk, cooked dinner on the communal barbecue & met with & chatted to Ken & Marcie from Calgary, Canada. A lovely couple who are doing a similar tour to us, maybe we will meet again. We sat on the beach later & watched the moon glistening on the sea & my hair! It may be surf boarders wax but it sure holds the hair in place....
Love & hugs,
Jeff & Janet
Jeff & Janet
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