We moved north to the Sunshine Coast today and arrived at Dicky Beach Caravan Park at
noon. It was only 2 hours drive so we had some time to listen to Roald Dahl's Magic Finger
and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
We spent the afternoon playing on the sand on Dicky Beach. Do you know why it is called Dicky Beach? The S.S. Dicky crashed here and this beach is the only one in Australia to be named after a ship wreck!
After building craters in the sand, we came back and had a shower. We then went on a walk - about 4 km and saw so many different types of plants. There are so many different shaped leaves! We walked along the coast line and past many other beaches, including ones just for people to walk their dogs.
On the horizon, we also saw a Cargo ship - I wonder if they were carrying any animals like in "The Wild" Movie?
I have been using my binoculars over the past few days (thanks Mackies) and have seen lots of things up close. I am looking forward to using them more over the next few weeks.
On a personal note, we are now calling Dad, Esau (which means 'Hairy One') as he has not shaved for 2 days, but it looks more like two weeks!
Off to Australia Zoo tomorrow.
Hey James. Dicky Beach looks fun! I think if more beaches were named after shipwrecks then at Nambucca Heads there would be a beach named after Pop!
ReplyDeleteGlad to read you're having a wonderful time. Do you think that Dad's amazing strength is linked to the length of his hair? Maybe you should call him 'Samson' not Esau :-)
Hi James,
ReplyDeleteThe boart on the horizon was captained by penguins and probably headed for Madagascar.
Tell Dad he should grow a full beard like Pop if he wants to look impressive. Love Pop & Grandma