The Wharf

Above are some pictures of the wharf south of Mooloolaba (and of the beach). I had discovered this sweet spot on a long walk I'd taken a few weeks ago, but we went back for the first time together this weekend. In the northern end is Mooloolaba beach and then the entrance to the wharf is just south. They call the area along the wharf the "spit" -- where locals go to collect seafood from the boats and enjoy some freshly cooked seafood at a few local restaurants.

We spent the evening out there walking along the harbour and the beach. We also had our first official fish & chips experience. Jonathan tackled the "fisherman's basket" which included at least eight different varieties of fish. We should have taken a picture of our plates! Next time we will.

Prior to our wharf experience, we hiked Mt. Coolum and were so sad to find out that our camera battery died just as we reached the summit (bummer!). From Mt. Coolum we took the scooter north to Eumundi to this incredible outdoor market. There we enjoyed a few hours of shopping, topped off by eating probably my favorite food in the universe: gyros (I think they call them kababs here - pita bread filled w/ lamb & vegies, humus & tahini - yum!) Of course, our camera was dead for all of this, so we'll hopefully be able to return and take some pictures again. My husband is now bound and determined to hike Mt. Coolum at surise (reminds me of the time he woke me up at 2am to get to Aspen in time to take a sunrise pic of the Maroon Bells), so pictures will likely be coming your way soon:).