Trev and Gordie got up early to go for a surf with Mitchel who was up visiting Mon at Eumundi. They met at Point Arkwright at about 730 and caught a few waves on boards borrowed from Mon.

Kerry and I left camp at 8 to drive out and meet the guys at Pt Arkwright then go and have brekky with them and Mitchel and Mon. Rose and Dave had brekky at camp and planned to meet up with us all at Coolum for coffee.

The day was warm and intermittently cloudy – we found Mon on the beach and watched the guys for a while…there was also a whale with her calf playing not to far from shore which was great to watch!

We walked up to the cars and Gordie diligently rinsed Mon’s “Maximum” surfboard – would be a fitting board for his Kiama neighbour – aptly named.

Due to his fetish for a fresh water shower after being in salt water, Gordie took advantage of the tap as no showers were around….he then took it to the next level and used the communal dogbowl to rinse off….then tried to give Trev a rinse too!!

After loading the boards into Mon’s van we drove down to Coolum and had breakfast and coffee at Canteen overlooking the beach – Dave and Rose arrived not long after we did.

Breakfast was delicious – so was the coffee – and once finished we left to go to Mon’s place to “meet the parents”….only Mon’s dad as her mum was away down the coast. They live at Eumundi – about 20 mins drive from Coolum through beautiful countryside with acreages, farms and rainforest. Mon’s dad John was home and we had cool drinks with him and Mon and Mitchel hearing all about his new gold mining enterprise not far from Gympie – fascinating!! Mitchel was leaving to fly home so we said our goodbyes and headed back to Noosa Heads to meet up with Gordie, Kerry , Rose and Dave who had been exploring the coastal fringe while we were at Eumundi.

Parking was a nightmare but after a quick prayer Trev found a gun spot!

We browsed the shops and had a swim at Noosa beach – the water was clear and warm! As it is QLD school holidays the area was fairly crowded – something we were not used to after our last few weeks in more remote areas!

Gordie had spotted a surfboard warehouse and so we all went for a look….Trev had been keen to buy an new board and he found an epoxy board for the right price…..Happy Birthday Trev!!!

That night we had the “last supper” so to speak with Rose and Dave as they were leaving us tomorrow to go to Cave’s Beach to spend 2 nights with Dave’s sister Deeann. Another “true confessions” night where Dave revealed he had walked into the unisex shower toilet combo here at Hidden Vally and surprised a “young lady” who was under the shower (there are no shower curtains here) – not sure who was more embarrassed – Dave or the lady under the shower – but there was a bit of confusion as to her age – as Gordie put it “should have gone to Specsavers!!…

Everyone was feeling sad as our Wild Adventure was drawing to a close…..