Brisbane Day 5: Eumundi Market and Noosa Chillax Day

Sleep was so much better at the back of the campervan. We woke up bright and early and in search of bfast at the Eumundi market about 30 mins' drive away. Afterall, what is an Aussie trip without visiting one of their markets?

The Eumundi market is definitely better than the Fremantle market. It is a lot more spacious and a wide variety of food. Yes, food is all that we cared about. Lol.

Once parked, the kids were lured by the playground right beside the market.

Daddy Lim and Zaky were famished and rushed to buy the German hotdogs that they 1st spotted, ignoring all other yummy food available.

We were really spoiled for choices.

Yes, Zaky had 2 portions bfast. Zzzz. The trip is not doing good to his waistline. I am not sure if we were too hungry or the food tasted really good. Everybody were thumbs up about the bfast arrangement except Zaky who insisted that bfast shouldnt be 30 mins' ride away. Haha.

The kids asked to play at the playground a little more before our drive up to Noosa. Bcos it was still school term for the Aussies, our kids were the only big kids around.

Noosa was another 30 mins' drive away.

Daddy Lim had arranged to loan bicycles and it was meant to be a long ride exploring Noosa. It didnt start very well. I wanted one of the kids to get a tandem bike in view of the long ride, so that whoever gets tired can take the tandem bike. The idea failed badly bcos our kids were too heavy and it was impossible to ride properly. We had to get back to the bicycle shop, which was a few roads away and we had to push the bikes across roads, to exchange for a proper bike. The only pro was that we were not charge extras for the switch, properly bcos it was winter and mid week days so not many people in the right minds were in Noosa riding bicycles.

Australia is very cyclist friendly with designated cycling lanes.

This also unfortunately meant that they have no PCN and we had to cycle on the roads with the kids. My heart almost dropped a few times, even Lil Shauna had trouble handling the bicycle at times, especially when the cars zoomed past. The only saving grace was the very patient and considerate drivers. In Sunshine Coast, particularly the coastal areas, most drivers appeared to be very chillax, giving way to our campervan, pedestrians and cyclists generally.

Daddy Lim stopped us for a break shortly after we started. Lol. The road riding with the kids must had been equally stressful for him. We stopped alongside a river and were munching on biscuits. Soon, 2 duckies appeared out of nowhere, hoping to share our snacks.

We continued with more road riding, took a wrong turn and had to deroute.

To add on to the danger of road riding, Daddy Lim was constantly checking the google map on his phone. I think my life shortened by a few years.

We then decided to ride on the pedestrian walkpath instead as there werent many pedestrians to begin with. Even the pedestrians were very friendly and moved to allow us to pass through, probably bcos we had kids with us.

We finally made it to the scenic Noosa river. I am a good student - instangramable backview picture. Hoho.

We rode to the end if the park where the kids had some fun at the playground. I am sure the playground was meant for little kids but that didnt stop ours.

The adults were chilling and enjoying the views while the kids monkeyed at the playground.

Coffee and muffin completed the break. We had so much coffee this trip.

We opted to turn back when we realised that it was more road riding after the park. We found lunch at a place facing the river but we were more interested in the food than the view. Lol.

The portions were huge. We should have shared.

Our options after lunch were more riding to the nearby beach or to drive back and visit the beach near to our campervan site. The latter appeared to be an easier choice, marking the end of our "not that long" and "not very chillax" bicycle ride. Lol. Well, at least we chopped and stamped on cycling in Australia.

The kids were very excited about the beach. I dont understand, it was afterall winter - not that cold but still cold. It was a walk to the lifeguard supervision area but the kids didnt mind the walk so long as they are at the beach. The water was very, very cold. My feet were freezing just by waddling in the water. I had expected the kids to be playing sand on the beach but they soon jumped into the water upon reaching the safe to swim area. Power siah..

Our kids were not the only crazy ones. There were 3 other kids in the water, alongside many other surfers.

The parents happily sat on the beach eyepowering the kids. The view was gorgeous especially with Daddy Lim's powerful camera phone.

The kids happily started digging hole on the sand in the cold wind and wet suits. I dont know why they are so strong. It did feel very wintery on the beach.

Then, they jumped back into the waters. The water was 21 degrees.

According to the sign, the lifeguard service was supposed to be until 4.30pm. However, the lifeguard started announcing the end of service and started packing up at 4pm. Lol. They were soon gone and warned the beach goers that they were on their own.

We stayed on until about 4.30pm and bundled the kids back. I asked how they survived in the cold water and they said that they got numbed soon entering the waters. So they couldnt really feel the cold. Wah, win already.

Back at the campervan site, Lil Shauna asked to dip in the heated pool at the site and braved on alone for a dip. Big girl already. Bcos she was so used to the sea cold, she said that the water in the heated pool was really nice and warm.

We prepared a simple dinner of bread and soup and stirred fried some vegetables and the steak that we bought 2 days back. Easy but nice dinner considering how hungry the kids were after all the water play.

Needless to say, sleep was very easy for the kids that night. In fact, sleep had been easy and early throughout the campervan stay bcos there was no wifi and no youtube after dinner. Daddy Lim then used his data plan for Netflix after the kids turned in and sharing his hotspot with me. So clever hor. Haha.

Mummy Lim