Noosa

Wild Koala!

One of the many turtles that swam over to say hello

Turtle watching in what we coined turtle cove

Left to right: Sam (Pennsylvania), Courtney (Santa Clara Univeristy), Jessi (New Jersey), Katie (Illinois), Me, Chelan (Canada).

This rock was very tough to climb

 

One of my favorite things to do at the beach! Build a castle and protect it from the waves/tides.

If you travel by train three hours north east of Brisbane, you'll come across another small beach town of Noosa. Some other Americans/one Canadian (practically American) and I spent one night at a hostel. During our trip while bushwalking to some beaches that were off the road we spotted a koala fast asleep (pictured above). Because these guys sleep for 20-22 hours a day, you can probably guess that he hadn't moved an inch when we were walking back at the end of the day. The ocean water was warm enough that you can stay in as long as you want without even coming close to needing a wet suit. We also explored and found a cove which had dozens of sea turtles. While watching these guys, we all wanted to jump in and swim with them for we could snap some great underwater pictures. Also it was very hot and the water looked so refreshing. However, after contemplating for a while our decision was instantly decided for we saw a two meter sea snake swim by (thats over 6 feet)! This is really rare for a sea snake to be so close to the shore because they like deeper colder water. Also this snake was swimming on the surface which they don't tend to do either. I guess we are lucky to see such a sweet sight, but we were all very glad we didn't jump in.