Wakeboard on the Nerang River

Making the most of another gorgeous weekend in South East Queensland, I drove down to the Gold Coast to spend the morning wakeboarding / skiing on the Nerang River. It was great to get back on the board, but I'm still figuring out how to take compelling footage with my GoPro.

More photos here, video here

Double Island Point camping

Now that the weather has begun to cool it was high time to travel north back to Double Island Point for a short weekend of fishing and beach camping. Driving up late Friday night after work was a great choice, waking up to a gorgeous dawn metres from the beach was a perfect way to start the weekend. Sitting on the sand dunes with a coffee, watching the colours of the sky fade as the sun rises over the horizon is always a highlight.

The onshore winds didn't ease all weekend but while the sun was shining and the ocean temperature still mild it was great to spend the day fishing in waist deep water. There were plenty of dart and whiting to be caught on fresh pippies, but the fish of the weekend were a solitary bream (fat and 33cm) and fantastic flathead (65cm) caught on the northern facing Rainbow Beach near the point. 

We returned home mid-morning on Sunday to avoid the incoming tides and obligatory traffic jams on the Bruce Highway, feeling refreshed and already planning for the next trip.

More photos here