Noosa National Park - Best study break ever

Me, Riley and Allissa by Devil's Kitchen

Today a few friends and I took a USC bus trip to the nearby Noosa National Park. It's a great place for hiking, experiencing wildlife, and taking some amazing photos. Our hike (around the park, therefore along the ocean's edge the entire time) took around 3 hours with much needed breaks to stop and appreciate the scenery. Some of the locations we visited boasted names like "Devil's Kitchen," "Tea Tree Bay," "Granite Bay," and "Hell's Gates."

In front of Hell's Gates (it's much more menacing than this photo suggests)

The waters were pretty rough, which made for some exciting moments and dynamic pictures. There were two spots where there was a break in the cliff, and although we were too high above to see for sure, I'm fairly certain one of those spots is the hiding place of Voldemort's Slytherin horcrux.

Unfortunately we didn't see any dolphin's at "Dolphin's Beach" or "Dolphin Lookout," but we were lucky enough to see a koala! My first one so far!

My first koala!

We also saw some kind of lizard (we didn't have a guide, so I don't know what kind it was) and... a snake! Don't worry, Aunt Becky. It wasn't that big, and it slithered away as soon as we came close.

There was also a surf competition going on and we were able to watch a bit of it from our vantage point on top of the cliffs. It made me both excited and nervous to try surfing. Then we went down to Noosa's Main Beach for a swim and to see the stalls and excitement of the surf comp audience.

We were also lucky enough to finally have good weather! Although it was cloudy at times, there was no rain whatsoever. I think wet season is finally coming to a slow close (although we're getting cyclone warnings instead, so I'm not sure if that's a trade I'd choose to take).