You can't really go to Noosa without going to the beach. Having said that, it is sometimes a hard sell to get Eli to the surf beach because he often prefers to go to his 'favourite place' on the sandbank. So, to get us to the surf beach I really had to convince Eli that it would be worth it. Fortunately, in addition to the promise of some waves, there are a couple of other ways I can pitch the surf beach trip to Eli. First, we're always a chance of spotting a koala (one of Eli's favourite animals) on the short walk to Little Cove - here's one we saw (and pointed out to others, including Grandma and Grandad) on our first trip to the beach (the photo is particularly for Eli's Aunty Anne, who still has not seen a koala in the wild!). On yet another trip we saw a large goanna basking on the side of a tree - Noosa Heads is such a great spot for wildlife.
The other appealing feature of Little Cove are the sea squirts (also known as Cunjevoi, Pyura stolonifera) that Eli loves to touch and make squirt whenever he gets the chance. Even though the tide was a bit high and the waves occassionally smashed into us, Eli was desperate to do some 'squirting'...here are a few photos of me holding onto him while he happily squirted away.
Little Cove is great for kids, because the surf is never too wild, there are no troughs or rips and there are always some critters to look at around the rocks. It's been Grandma's favourite beach for a long time and after a visit or two on these holidays, Eli declared 'It's my favourite beach too'!
Despite the poor surf conditions for most of our holiday, I was still keen for Eli to try out the boogie board again. He was really into it, kicking with his legs and enjoying the small rides he had. Hopefully we'll have better surf conditions next time - I'm keen for Eli to have a really good ride (and the odd spill) - I'm sure he'll love it.
After a busy session of board riding and sea squirt squirting, here's Eli enjoying a snack on the rocks at Little Cove. Life is so tough...
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