Today was hot and sunny from the start, so we headed for the beach. Sunshine, heat and beaches in October is something I could certainly get used to. We walked over to Noosa main beach only to find it swamped with people and without a spot for a towel in sight. So from there, we followed the Coastal walk trail through the National Park that we had done a couple days ago. There is a beautiful beach nestled amongst rock cliffs a couple KMs down the trail, so we went there, but just like the main beach, this one was at capacity. So we ventured on down the trail further, waaay further, until we came to the end of the peninsula, several clicks further along the trail. The point is named Hell's Gate, and it's a magnificent rock cliff bay that looks like it could be the gate to hell. Unfortunately, we didn't bring a camera, because the original plan was to go to the main beach, not hike for ten KMs. Luckily, on the other side of the peninsula, there was a huge, empty beach with pounding waves and perfect sand. Threw the towels down here and got to skimboarding on the perfect shoreline. After all this time, the sun had been covered by dark clouds, so we picked up and continued the trail that would eventually take us back to town. At the end of the beach, however, we were greeted by an unexpected and unwelcome surprise of a bunch of old fat dudes wearing nothing but smiles. UHHHH what the hell!? Hurried past that nasty sight and walked the Coastal trail a few more KMs until we arrived at Sunshine beach, ironically shaded by clouds. This had huge mansions on the cliffs and a Malibu vibe to it, but the ocean was really rough and wavy here. After a while we cut up into the streets and walked through some very rich and very uphill neighbourhoods back to Noosa.
Groceries were the first order of business and we headed to the IGA in the mall for some corn, rice, buns and KANGAROO meat! Cooked everything up in the hostel kitchen. One girl smelled the meat simmering in the pan and said "wow, that smells amazing." I told her it's kangaroo. "Ew, gross, nevermind then," she said. Kangaroo is a really dark meat, looking dark brown before it's cooked, but after it looks basically the same as beef. It tasted delicious I thought, with a sort of beef jerky flavour and a chewy consistency. Brennan wasn't a big fan of it, but mainly due to the psychological effect of eating something today that we were petting yesterday. I think they're delicious and cute, plus these were probably huge, ugly ones in the desert. Something different anyways and something I had to try in Australia.
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