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Lumley Hill, Wivenhoe Dam - 25th and 26th October

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This trip was a quick overnight stop back to the Lumley Hill campground on Wivenhoe Dam, we left early on Saturday morning and arrived at camp just before 10am. Anna’s parents Greg and Lenore arrived the night before and after a quick hello we were into setting up the camper. It was a warm day with strong breezes coming off the dam, but we were soon setup and enjoying morning tea. Anna cooked up some homemade sausage rolls and for lunch which were really yummy. After lunch we chilled around camp and enjoyed cooling off in the dam. I took my kayak and I put 4 Redclaw traps out hoping to catch a feed. Later in the afternoon the breeze died off and we enjoyed a warm night, Anna and Lenore cooked a beautiful lamb roast for dinner and we enjoyed some great company and a few drinks. We woke to clear skies on Sunday morning but the breeze had picked up quite a lot. I had to paddle out and retrieve the Redclaw pots which was a bit of a challenge with the wind and the waves on the dam. Unf

Noosa North Shore Beach Campground - 18th to 20th October

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This was our first family get away after our Birdsville trip and after the dust of the outback it was nice to enjoy some coastal scenery. This was out first time at the Noosa North Shore Beach Campground and we arrived on Saturday morning around 11am to find a very full campground, the manager told us he had over 300 people booked in for the weekend. We drove around looking for a suitable camp spot, there is an open area that was very popular and didn’t offer many options so we found a spot in the bush section of the park and were setup just after lunch. Saturday afternoon was spent chilling out around camp and spending some time down on the beach swimming and fishing. The wind picked up in the afternoon and it brought passing showers for most of the evening and  night, fortunately the spot we had selected was fairly protected from the wind. Sunday morning was overcast with the occasional passing shower, I got up early and went for a fish but the fish weren’t around and along