Mooloolaba Beach seems to be the beach of preference for the two of us. We spent last weekend there and we’re going to head up there again today (Saturday).
We even made our way up there yesterday evening.
As it turns out, earlier this week there was a prawn fishing boat that got stranded and a search has been on for a missing deckhand. I’m still not sure of the full story behind all this, but it is a little strange. The guy who’s missing was one of the deckhands on the boat and he was at an unveiling of a statue for fishermen stranded at sea. And now he’s one of them. It’s just very bizarre and creepy.
http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2008/jul/25/atrocious-conditions-hamper-search-fisherman/ This is a link to the story.
And yes. The boat’s name is Miss Melissa. Neil has come up with a bunch of jokes surrounding that, none of which is impressive to me. I just hope I post the pictures of the ship before he does.
Anyway, other than this boat being placed smack in the middle of the beach, this is, in my opinion, the nicest beach in our area. We’ve already walked along the boardwalk behind the beach, but we haven’t followed the path to its entirety yet.
It’s also a busy beach. But it hasn’t been too bad lately. Even on the weekends. But I say that in the midst of winter. I’m sure that will change drastically once the weather becomes warmer and people want and need to escape the heat!
I will admit to having been in the water once. It is pretty cold, even for me, who has taught in swimming pools where the temperature has been ridiculously cold. At least to some people I know. *lol* The only difference with being at the beach is that there can sometimes be a cool breeze (or wind) when you come out of the water. It can definitely make your teeth chatter!
Anyway, the big buzz around there is this boat that’s been stranded. For some reason, tons of people will sit in and around the area watching this boat. Well, as long as they’re on the right side of the caution tape. But I think what they’re really watching is for are all the surfers just to see who might get the closest to this boat. Neil and I have already seen a couple of surfers who’ve come dangerously close.
Neil and I are off to the beach again. Maybe it’ll be warmer today and we can go in the water. And apparently they’re going to try and get the prawn trawler out at high tide which is supposed to be at 2:30 this afternoon. It could get interesting. We’ve got some pictures and we’ll see about getting some more!
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