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Noosa

Camel riding!

sunny 18 °C

We stayed in Noosaville which is right by Noosa was a very small town, when we arrived we were looking for a place to stay, we stopped at a campsite to see if there was room available, and there wasn't but it was a good spot to stop as we managed to catch a man preparing fish for the pelicans, and the river was really nice to see in the late afternoon. We managed to find a place called the Noosa river retreat, a motel with a nice little kitchen in with the living room and dining area, and pool outside, but it was a shame as we couldn't use it, by this time it was too cold. I stood outside for a while to have a smoke and I started to see the bats again flying in the night sky, I was so pleased that I had seen them again because I could show my Dad how amazing they were. We decided to stay in this night and grab take away as it had been a long drive. We brought Indian and planned the next few days ahead in front of the telly.
The next day we took a drive to Keyser Island to go on a camel ride! To get across the river we went on a strange platform in the car which sailed us across, and it was a short drive to the Camel farm. I was actually a bit nervous as it said outside on a notice that camels are very unpredictable, and we had to sign our lives away. I have always been a little scared of horses so this was strange as they were much taller as well. A guy who worked there brought all the Camels out down a road so that we could get on them safely, he sat them down so we could get on, and I noticed that they fold there legs under themselves, they are double jointed. It was surprisingly comfortable sitting by the humps, and they moved very differently to a horse, they swayed more from side to side. We took a ride through the bush areas that lead us to the beach, it was a very nice day and nice to take in the view, but the man who was leading us didn't say very much, and the camels were to walk very slowly.
Dad and Julie were going to do a trip along the everglades here too, but I thought it would be a waste of money as you could see them from the riverside already, and even though they are beautiful they would be the same all along the river, and the boat would not be like the one you see in the James bond movies!

Posted by Sparkie's 1:49 AM Archived in Family Travel | Australia

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