{"id":10921,"date":"2019-05-17T16:45:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T23:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=10921"},"modified":"2019-07-02T20:01:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T03:01:48","slug":"coastal-pathway-sunshine-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/coastal-pathway-sunshine-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Australia\u2019s Sunshine Coast: The Coastal Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even with a strong tail wind, flying to Australia aboard a passenger jet seems to take forever, like struggling to read all 1,440 pages of the paperback edition of Tolstoy\u2019s\u00a0War and Peace<\/em>\u00a0in one sitting.\u00a0But, once you arrive in the land Down Under it\u2019s true bliss.<\/p>\n

\"Australian<\/p>\n

Symbolized by the golden wattle flower, the kangaroo, the emu and the opal, the so-called island continent, like its indigenous emblems, also has its own colorful lingo, the everyday vernacular of the resident Aussie.<\/p>\n

\"beaches<\/p>\n

Escaping winter back home to enjoy a brief second summer along Queensland\u2019s Sunshine Coast<\/a>, I picked up a few colloquialisms of Oz during my 24-day stay. Like, \u201cHave a Captain Cook,\u201d which means to have a look around, a brief inspection, in apparent honor of Captain James Cook, the British explorer\/cartographer who discovered and mapped the eastern shores of Australia for the Crown in the late 16th\u00a0Century, liked what he saw and the rest is history.<\/p>\n

\"Coastal<\/p>\n

One of the places I enjoyed having a \u201cCaptain Cook\u201d was during my walks along parts of the Coastal Pathway (CP). Stretching 96km (57.6 mi.), the CP is a shared walkers, joggers and cyclists route, meandering from Pelican Waters in the south to Tewantin up north, that keeps pace alongside the Coral Sea and some of Queensland\u2019s picturesque beaches \u2014 like, Noosa, Coolum, Mudjimba, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba and Moffat \u2014 through tree-lined parks and around loads of leisure areas.<\/p>\n

\"Duporth<\/p>\n

Based in Maroochydore, on the ninth floor of the Duporth Riverside\u00a0luxury apartment complex, where the Maroochy River<\/a> empties into the Coral Sea, I had ready access to the CP. Here are just a few of my recommended \u201cCaptain Cook\u201d moments.<\/p>\n

\"Cotton<\/p>\n

Under a bright-blue sky accented by puffy-white clouds, head through Cotton Tree Park, past the Boat Shed \u2014 my favourite fish restaurant with great sea views \u2014 up to Alexandra Headland, along the busy esplanade fronting super-clean Mooloolaba Beach \u2014 including its \u201cLoo with a View\u201d \u2014 then down to the port.<\/p>\n

\"inside<\/p>\n

Hopping off the CP, pay a short visit inside the Mooloolaba Fish Market, the Sunshine Coast\u2019s largest seafood retailer. Don\u2019t worry about the long queue, Aussies of all stripes will politely wave you up to the ice-filled counters to let you get your camera lens eye-to-eye with some of the creatures of the deep that were brought to the surface just before sunrise.<\/p>\n

And, finish this leg of the CP, with all ten of your toes intact, by enjoying a Pipeline Pale Ale brewed right in\u00a0neighboring\u00a0Alexandra Headland.<\/p>\n

\"Sunshine<\/p>\n

The Sunshine Coast doesn\u2019t lack for world-class beaches, like Coolum, the home base of pro surfer Julian Wilson. The beach\u2019s consistent waves and glassy waters beckon surfers and body boarders alike, not to mention sun worshipers in all shapes and sizes.<\/p>\n

\"Coolum<\/p>\n

A short climb along the CP boardwalk, loaded with camera-ready overlooks, you arrive at Point Arkwright with its magnificent view down to Marcoola and it\u2019s three inviting rock-enclosed sandy coves.<\/p>\n

\"Little<\/p>\n

On your walk back, stop in at Coolum\u2019s Stellarossa along lively Elizabeth St. for a plate of lemon pepper calamari and a couple of Little Creatures.<\/p>\n

\"Noosa:<\/p>\n

Spend a lazy morning into afternoon exploring Noosa, the Sunshine Coast\u2019s most fashionable resort town. Stroll along Hastings, its impressive high street, where you can shop \u2018til you drop, dine\u00a0al fresco\u00a0<\/em>or stop, yet again, for a cold one. End your visit by stretching it out along the scenic and wide Main Beach, from Noosa Head to the breakers.<\/p>\n

\"beach<\/p>\n

Whichever sections of the Coastal Pathway you explore, be sure and pack a camera so you can document all those \u201cCaptain Cook\u201d moments for family and friends back home.<\/p>\n

\"Australia<\/p>\n

As the sand inside the proverbial hourglass trickles down to the final few grains, it\u2019s time for me to sadly say \u201cHooroo\u201d (goodbye) to the land Down Under and all of my new-found mates. Nothing short of spectacular, my 24 days exploring Queensland\u2019s laid-back and super-clean Sunshine Coast \u2014 where it\u2019s beautiful one day, perfect the next \u2014 was the vacation of a lifetime.<\/p>\n

Back soon, I reckon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Palladian Traveler files his eighth and final dispatch from his 24-day stay Down Under by having a \u201cCaptain Cook\u201d along the picturesque Coastal Pathway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[2158,2243,2244,2248,2245,2247,2246,2183,2157],"class_list":["post-10921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-travel","tag-australia","tag-captain-james-cook","tag-coastal-pathway","tag-coolum-beach","tag-mooloolaba-beach","tag-mooloolaba-fish-market","tag-noosa","tag-queensland","tag-sunshine-coast"],"yoast_head":"\nCoastal Pathway at Australia's Sunshine Coast - Traveling Boy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Coastal Pathway is a shared walkers, joggers and cyclists route, meandering from Pelican Waters to Tewantin and including pictureaque beaches.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/coastal-pathway-sunshine-coast\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Coastal Pathway at Australia's Sunshine Coast - 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