When: Day 20 Noosa
Where: Noosa, Queensland
Weather: sunny 26 and gorgeous
What: beach day
Who: me and Brent
Wine: psyche smuggler petit Verdot from chateau Mildura
Whine: got something in my eye yesterday and have a scratched cornea (thanks for the diagnosis Jill). It's scratchy like crazy but not infected. Hope it heals up fast.
Winery: none
Wtf: part 2 of the dead birds at the beach. We heard from a local what's going on. Apparently, these are migratory birds that come in from Asia. They have a long journey so they stop to rest and refeed on an island off the coast of Queensland. This island has been fully developed and the birds' habitat has been destroyed. So they no longer stop there and just get tuckered out before they reach their nesting grounds. This year was worse because they faced unusually strong headwinds which tired them out even more. They get to Noosa at the beach and die.
Goes to show that Australia can screw up the environment as well as Canada.
Wild: waves at the beach!
Wildlife: I saw a lot of these at the beach. They look like slices of cucumber. They are a hard shell and most have a spike at the end. I have no idea if they're alive or not.
Water: Alexandria Bay
Wonderful: just 3 days in the sun and my farmers tan is all gone!
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