Good morning from the first stop on our road trip,beautiful Noosa. We made it here last night, but not without a few complications first!
Tuesday was Joel's last day of work. He got all his 150 pounds of tools packed back up into their box and loaded into Brutis's trunk, which caused the back end to lower big time with the extra weight. I got most of the cleaning done during the day save Joel's jobs- the shower, stove, oven and packing up his clothes- which he was supposed to do when he came home from work. Sadly Joel is a procrastinator. By nine o'clock he had none of these jobs done and didn't look like he was going to start anytime soon. I told him he had to at least do the oven and stove and I would pack up his clothes, that way all we'd have to do in the morning was the bathroom and floors.
Yesterday morning we started loading up Brutis. We put our three big suitcases in first and thought "Yeah, we can make everything fit". By the time we brought down our next load the car was full. What to do? Get rid of stuff? Buy a trailer? Freak out? At the last hour we called U-haul and rented a caged trailer (luckily Brutis has a tow bar). They had one available that we could pick up right away. Unfortunately renting it for a week took a big chunk out of our road trip budget, but we had no other choice. We were just happy to find a solution! So we got a big tank of a trailer which Joel dubbed Alistair. But it fits all our stuff quite nicely! After we loaded it up, cleaned the bathroom, vacuumed and did a last minute tidy, we were finally ready to hit the road. It was almost five o'clock, way later then we intended on leaving. Oh well. Just glad to be on the road in one piece. Peace out Gold Coast!
The drive to Noosa was not bad. We cruised at a maximum speed of 100 km/hr, thanks to Alistair the tank. But Brutis held up and had no problems with the extra weight. It's a miracle!!!
Noosa is about two and a half hours north of the Gold Coast and is a beach lovers paradise. It was dark when we got here, so we really didn't see much. The place we're staying at is pretty cool. The neighborhood is very eco friendly and all the homes are fitted with their own wells. It kind of looks like a beach cabin. When we got in last night we already made some new friends- a gecko and a spider. Better make sure to keep all my bags zipped up so I don't take any friends home with me!
After unloading some luggage we went for a drive and to find some dinner. It was about nine o'clock and everything, including the fast food joints, were closed! Things shut down super early here- even the liquor stores! We found a Subway that was open late- till nine thirty- and were served by the slowest staff ever. We drove back and finished off some wine we'd brought with us. The neighborhood we're staying in is SUPER quite. I'm used to the sounds of traffic, construction on the Gold Coast Highway and our neighbor upstairs' loud music, so the quite freaked me out. Also not used to being in a house alone (we've always been in apartments where there are tons of people around). I barely slept because every little noise made me jump and I was convinced someone was breaking in.
This morning Joel went to play golf and I'm going to hang out here on the patio till he's back. Life is good today!
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