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Noosa Nationalpark Hike

by Philippa von Blücher June 24, 2018 Comments0

Noosa is known for its beautiful Nationalpark and the amazing bays and hikes that can be done. A couple of weeks ago my friend and went to the Nationalpark starting from sunshine beach an finishing at main beach!

Sunshine beach has a stair pathway that leads into the National Park, but there is also a smaller trail that you can climb up and that leads to one of the beautiful fairy pools. These fairy pools are hidden during high tide, but low tide shows them just perfectly an people are able to swim in them and take photos. During low tide it is also possible to climb from these pools over a rock to the next little bay, which is a very secretive but good bay for surfing or just relaxing.

After this bay it’ll lead you further to another popular cliff jump and surf sport called hells gates and further on through either bush land shortcuts or a path along the edge with a clear view of the beautiful turquoise water!

After this a very famous surf bay which is also a nude beach called Alexandria Bay or just A- Bay stretches along for about a kilometer and leads further into the Nationalpark to other fairy pools that you can climb down to. Of course there are always lots of tourists taking pictures and jumping into them but if you go either early in the morning or arvo there will be less people.

After these fairy pools several surfing bays, like Granite, Tea Tree and Little Cove build the end part of the National Park to main beach.

My friend and I walked from about 11:30 am until 4 pm so basically the whole day but it is also possible to do it faster if you don’t go swimming that often or don’t take too long to take pictures 🙂

I would definitely recommend a walk or hike through Nationalpark as it is not only a whole day activity but also a very productive way to spend time in the nature, discover Noosa’s hidden beauty and enjoy time in the sun!

Here are some photos:

Sydney – Roadtrip

by Philippa von Blücher December 15, 2017 Comments0

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Airly Beach – Day 3 – East Coast Safari

by Philippa von Blücher October 3, 2017 Comments0

After driving seven hours on Day 2, we did ocean rafting to Whitehaven Beach the following day. It included a little walk on the island, snorkeling and a lovely lunch.

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Rockhampton – Day 1 – East Coast Safari

by Philippa von Blücher October 3, 2017 Comments0

On our first day we were picked up at “Aussie World” which is on the way to Brisbane and we drove up to Rockhampton for about 5 hours. Our accommodation was “The Old Station” a historic homestead of the Creed family and we were lucky to meet a new little family member. Here are some photos…

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beach days and national park

by Philippa von Blücher August 26, 2017 Comments0

The weekends are the funniest and most exciting part of this year because I can do all different kinds of activities, including surfing, going to the beach, cliff jumping and skateboarding.

Due to the sun shining really strong in the morning, everyone is up pretty early so it is normal to meet up at the beach at around 11 am. We are often at Noosa Main Beach, because this beach is better for swimming and meeting up with friends, but when we want to go surfing we are at Sunshine Beach at around 9am, when the waves are the best.

The Main Beach is connected to the Hastings Street and therefore very popular and busy, but it is really convinient, because we can grab something to eat at any time we want, for example at the famous “Betty’s Burger”.

There are a lot of possibilities for activities at Main Beach, because the Noosa Main Beach Surf Club is directly at the beginning of the beach so you can hire surfboards or paddle boards for the day which is pretty awesome.

Moreover the National Park is directly next to the beach which means a lot of hiking, little coves for privacy and all different kinds of animals, like Koalas and bush turkeys.

I have been in the National Park many times and it is absolutely worth the long walk and effort. There are small pathways through the park and some spots are only reachable by climbing rocks so it is a very good opportunity to do sports while enjoying the nature and the view.