Werner's relax in Noosa

We have had a wonderful two weeks in Noosa again.  Never get sick of this place.  This time Marg & Dave were blessed with the whole family there for the first week.  We were able to soak up the sun, play games, wander markets, enjoy big breakfasts on the beach and do a bit of holiday shopping together.  A great opportunity given that Steph is leaving for Cambodia shortly, but more of that later.

Mel & Mark took the long journey using the Subaru to go via Violet Town, to visit Mark's mum, and then Ipswich to visit his sister, Tash.  Dave flew from Canberra on Saturday and Marg & Steph finally arrived by a late Tiger flight from Melbourne (fog delay).  They reflect how luck they were as the following day the ash cloud made its presence felt, closing Melbourne airport.

Steph, Mel & Mark stayed the week (flying back to Melbourne between ash clouds) and then Marg & I had a couple of days to ourselves before heading off to drive back to Canberra.

After a 12 hour day of driving to Scone from Noosa, we then followed a very interesting route around the back of the Blue Mountains (Denmac / Lismore).

On the way we had a run around the Mt Panorama circuit at Bathurst.  For a person who really hates the car racing, Marg was in awe when we saw the circuit and realised the skill that these guys must exhibit in getting around this track in October each year.

Back to Canberra and so starts another adventure.  Will report on that later.