We woke up seeing the rain swirling around our hotel. But as quick as the rain appears, the rain stops. With our panoramic view, we can see the rain come and go. The highest tide of the year (for all of 2010) and ex-cyclone Olga are battering the coastline.
Just to be on the safe side, we choose the cafe just outside the hotel for breakfast. As we walk along the beach, we watch the surf boat races in the rough sea and are reminded of Rob’s comment about female rowers in Australia all pumped up and ready for battle.
We met Karen and Louis at the “Loo with a view”, and go to the cafe across the road for a drink (frappe, cappuccino and tea). Louise decided to show Karen and Louis our suite at the Mantra, just as our swipe card fails. After the reception reset the swipe card, we arrive in our room just in time to admire the next shower passing our panoramic view.
Later in the afternoon we drove up north along the coast to get a better idea of the area and the distances. The beaches are mainly long straight stretches, with every resort having their own surf club and life guards.
In the evening, we agreed to meet with Karen and Louis for a Thai meal just down the beach front in Mooloolaba. Just when we arrive, Karen informs us that the place is byo and a bottle shop is just up the road. So we turn around to get a bottle of wine only to find out that we had to get back to the Mantra for the nearest bottle shop.
The Thai place was a colourful painted hut just of the beach. While all restaurant were quit, the hut was packed and we had a delicious meal.
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