Noosa to Inskip Point (Rainbow Beach)

We packed up as the morning warmed. The mornings have been cool and we have not been in a hurry when it is.

After we had hooked up and said goodbye to our neighbours, we then moved out to the Café attached to the Caravan Park. We had a cappuccino which was not the worst one we have had.

Then we moved off towards Cooroy and rejoined the Bruce Highway. We travelled along to Gympie where we refuelled and bought some Subway rolls for lunch. We attempted to get into the Centro Centre but there was not parking spot available so we proceeded to leave Gympie.

Our destination was Rainbow Beach. It appears that it is not a very old town. Most of the buildings we saw were not all that old. The Rainbow Beach Hotel had on it that it was established in 1958.

We ate our lunch in the park overlooking the patrolled beach. It is very well presented with some recovered items mounted on the lawns including the large propeller that came from a small ship blown onto the coast during a cyclone.

Then we wandered along the street to have a look at the shops that were there. Probably even less shops than Lennox Head but all quite new. Again, we had a cappuccino in the Shak Café. Following the coffees, we walked along the street in search of the National Parks office so that we could get a camping permit for Inskip Point. Finally, we located it neatly hidden by trees and off the road a few metres.

Our short journey took us near to the barge that travels across to Fraser Island. I had to back the rig up about 100 metres to turn around. Then we found a reasonable park site beside the beach and about 150 metres from the water.

After setting up, we went for a walk along the beach until we could see back to Rainbow Beach and the picturesque Double Island Point. We spoke to a few other campers as we walked back with a few attempting to fish.

A little later we sat on the beach watching the sun set over the water beside Fraser Island. We had a glass of red while watching it set. Then it was back to the Karavan and cook dinner and get inside as it was cooling down fast. We actually had the heater on to keep us warm.