Sunshine Coast

Weather: the weather has been very consistent over the last week. The temperatures have been 22 to 28 with overcast sky. There has been a large amount of rain that has fallen during the night with only a few brief showers during the day. Today we expect 29 and the humid is high.

Golf: so far we have played two courses. Both courses were reviewed in the past. We played Mt. Coolum and Nambour. I have lowered my ratings of both courses to 2.5 stars and 2 stars. Mt Coolum had one fairway and tee box under construction. Nambour is hilly, only par 68, rough around the edges. Both courses have slow greens but with the rain at night were green and playable. At Nambour the price is only $14 but you need a power cart because of the hills. We walked it but found the going tough. Mt. Coolum is $30 but there are better values on the Sunshine Coast for around the same price. Do not waste your time playing these courses unless you are going to spend a month or more here and want to try them.

Nambour is the course I reported on last year that had the rope tow on the 18th green to help you walk up the hill to the club house. You might want to check last year's blog. You can find it at http://www.golf2005.blogspot.com/

Today I think we will try one of the courses that we include in the unlimited package for the Sunshine Coast. That course is the Coloundra Course.

We have been teeing off around 1:30 pm and finishing around 5:30. Mt Coolum day was not too hot and pleasant after 3pm. Same for Nambour.

Activities: So far our mornings are taken up with walks. We are about 1km from the river and 30 minutes to Hastings street. Noosa is a play ground for the rich and famous. Lots of restaurants and shops. Most restaurants have their main meals listed from 18 to 25 dollars. We enjoy the yacht clubs at Noosa and Mooloolaba as well as the surf clubs at Mooloolaba and Noosa. There are two good surf clubs one in Noosa and one at Sunshine Beach in Noosa. Meals in the clubs run around $10.