Remember when you were about 5 years old when you went to the beach or to a sandy place and you didn't have a care in the world and you just went crazy? You started digging frantically in the said, building masterpieces and burying your friends and family members in mountains and mountains of sand. Then when you got home and stepped in the shower or bath, sand would just spill out from every pocket and inside your swimsuit but you didn't care because you had just had an amazing day at the beach.
Well, today was just like that.
We took a little journey north to the Sunshine Coast. Now at about 9 AM we were starting to doubt our decisions and thought that they had named the coast poorly as it started to pound rain. The car was getting drenched and I was happy to be inside and driving. When we arrived in Noosa Heads we were all incredibly skeptical. We were the only five people standing on the beach and the sun was completely covered by clouds, and it was cold! So we did what every American tourist would do in that situation-- go collect our thoughts while enjoying the local fish and chips.
After speaking to the very kind lady at the fish and chips booth we found ourselves driving back towards Noosa and the main beach. Now, this was the beach that we had been looking for all along and with the sun shinning bright we knew that we had a good afternoon to look forward to. The main beach started to pack in with both non-locals and locals. I heard Scottish, British, French, Aussie and some other accents. The water was crisp and cool but felt so refreshing once you took a breath and jumped in. The waves were big and powerful and I had to be careful not to be pulled into a rip curl. There were lots of surfers and kayaks out too. The sun was beaming and it was perfect just to lay out and read my book after swimming (don't worry, I slathered on the sunscreen and didn't get burned).
So when I came home tonight there was indeed sand everywhere but I don't care. That's what the washing machine and shower are for.
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