About Rainbow Beach
Rainbow Beach is a town in transition. It was once a quiet and idyllic holiday, fishing and retirement getaway but, in recent years, the holiday developers have moved in and the boast that it is an ‘eco-tourism’ destination has had to take in multi-storey beachside apartments and a feeling that it is rapidly becoming upmarket and fashionable. It still promotes itself as the ‘Gateway to Fraser Island’ (more correctly ‘The Southern Gateway to Fraser Island) as there is a regular and reliable barge which makes the crossing from the far northern end of Inskip Point (sourced from the Aussie Towns website – click for more).
Qualifying for Covid Rules to return to Victoria
Due to Covid being rampant in our wonderful country we needed to meet the Victorian Government’s rules for returning home. This meant we needed to have been in a “green zone” in Queensland for a minimum of 14 days before taking a 24 hour dash through NSW to the Victorian Border. At the time Coolum Beach was still classified as a “Red Zone” so we planned to travel further north then head towards Goondiwindi before making the “dash” home.
We’ve been to Rainbow Beach before (maplink) and loved it so it was a natural first pick for the start of our 14 day trip. So we packed up at Lyn & Graeme’s in Narangba, (finally) said bye bye and headed off on our special trip. The Big4 Breeze Holiday Park was our destination in Rainbow Beach (about 2 kms out of town). This time we picked a caravan site which was closer to the water to “take in the views”, which was fantastic. The only thing we didn’t count on was two pesky things – the midges (sand flies) and the sticky black sand.
Those who know me know that I love sunsets and Rainbow Beach never disappoints. These are the 1st nights photos.
Here’s more sunsets – sorry but I just cannot help myself 😁
