Today is a relatively short travel day from Brisbane to Coolum Beach on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. At just 120KM and mostly flat it isn’t much of a test for the car with the caravan attached but it is quite windy and that usually means caravan sway.

Much of the drive is on good, smooth roads for once and mostly dual lane motorway. But, with the exception of the enormous Gateway Bridge as we left Brisbane, the scenery was nothing special until we got our first view of the Glasshouse Mountains. Visible from miles away, the spectacular vertical columns of rock are the remains of volcanic mountains from around 26-million years ago. Unfortunately we could only admire the view from the road but hope to walk among the peaks sometime during the next week.

And before long we were rolling into our latest stay at Coolum Beach Holiday Park, right by the sea on one side and the shops and restaurants on the other. It looks to be a great location but not the easiest to reverse park. But with the experience of our Tow Training we managed to park without too much trouble.

Time to relax with a cup of coffee and explore our new environment.

Ocean Views

As the sun was starting to set I headed over to the beach, just 100-metres away, to capture a few shots of the setting sun and clouds but got treated to a full moon rising at the same time. An awesome sight but unfortunately not one that the iPhone can capture well.