Carry on Caloundra

I set off from Deception Bay to head to Coolum to stay with El, Tim and their two sons. The route took me through the heart of the Sunshine Coast. I arranged to stay with a host in the seafront town of Caloundra. I was to arrive at 5:30pm and stay over for 1 night. The route I took was quite easy. No highway to worry about just a mixture of back roads and beachside foreshores. Strangely for this trip the wind wasn’t an issue. None of the relentless headwind of the last 3 weeks. None of the peddling twice as hard or being blown sideways. Just a rolling road, nice small towns and beautiful beachfronts. I arrived at Robyn’s apartment at 5:30pm but she had left a message that she would be late. No bother for me really as I cycled down to the harbour and had an early evening swim. The water temperature was perfect. The sun was starting to set and the cool sea front breeze was coming lightly off the ocean. An hour later and I met Robyn at home. She had been sorting out a family emergency and had just arrived home from Brisbane. She apologised that she hadn’t prepared any food but I assured her it wasn’t a problem. I never turn up at a hosts house without food even if their profile advises that dinner would be offered. As this arrangement proves you never know what can happen to best laid plans. I made myself a couple of vegetable wraps and joined Robyn for a conversation over coffee. It turned out she had a lot going on family wise but she was doing her best to only deal with what she could and not concern herself with things out of her control. Even with this going on she still had welcomed a travelling cyclist into her home. This is more proof of the kindness and unselfish acts that people are willing to show. The following morning I wished her all the very best and set off for Coolum. It turned out though that I had left an item at hers by mistake but three days later it would be hand delivered to me but that is a story for the next blog.