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Get in quick for Noosa Triathlon

I know I'm an unlikely person to be giving advice on sporting events, but I've heard that places for the Noosa Triathlon are expected to fill within hours of opening on Tuesday morning, so if you're planning to compete, make sure you're organised.

Bookings open at 9am on Tuesday (June 1) at www.usmevents.com.au.

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Put to shame again

There I was, congratulating myself for being out and about so 'early' on a Sunday morning... when I realised most of the people milling around the place had just completed a half marathon!  They were probably out running before I even woke up.

The inaugural Noosa Winter Festival has been on this weekend, combining the Noosa Blue Water Swim, Century Bike Ride and Noosa Running Festival into two days of competition, and the town is absolutely heaving with people in lycra (about which I am absolutely not complaining!).

Anyway, we had a great breakfast with friends on the deck of the Surf Club, then went and got some coffees from Sails and sat down on the beach in the sunshine. It's a gorgeous autumn day, about 25 degrees - much better suited to drinking coffee on the beach than running half marathons in my book!

 

 

 

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Loving Noosa in May

There's so much going on in Noosa at the moment, with Mayfiesta in full swing, it's hard to fit it all in!

Yesterday we went to check out the Australian Body Art Carnivale at Eumundi and today it was the Noosa River Festival, which was such a relaxing way to spend a day, listening to live music, trying different foods from stalls set up by Noosaville restaurants and watching all the boats go past (in between trips to the bouncy castles and ice cream van!)

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Anyone for a pub lunch?

My husband was brave enough to admit he was having a birthday the other day and a big group of us went up to The Country Life hotel at Kin Kin, in the Noosa hinterland, for a pub lunch.

The 1914 hotel has been completely refurbished after all but disappearing under water in a big flood last year but it's retained all of its character - in fact you'd never know it wasn't the original decor. There's a huge outdoor eating area, which makes it great for families, and they have loads of live music.

It's worth going for the drive, too: a meandering, 40-minute trip through the lush hinterland, north west of Noosa. I apologise for the lack of pics - I settled in for the afternoon and completely forgot!

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Last chance to win a $10,000 trip to Noosa

Brad says...

Only two days left to enter the Noosa Mayfiesta competition, for a chance to win a $10,000 trip to Noosa. The prize includes flights, accommodation, tours, activities, restaurant vouchers, day spa visits and even spending money, so it would be an awesome holiday.

To enter, just go to the Noosa Mayfiesta website and enter your details.

And don't forget everybody can get 25 per cent off selected accomodation and activities in Noosa during the month of May, which is full of events and festivals. You'll find all the details on the website.

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Food and wine, Noosa style

I had so much good food and wine at the Noosa Food & Wine Festival yesterday, I don't think I'll need to eat again for a week.  It was a beautiful day - you can't complain when you're wearing a summer dress and ducking for shade in May! - and there was a huge crowd there, eating and drinking its way through thousands of plates of food and thousands of glasses of wine.

My husband insisted on queuing up for Matt Preston's Wagyu beef (they have a food critics' cooking competition, where top food critics from around the country have to prepare their own dishes) and I had to admit it was worth it. I don't watch Masterchef so I wasn't that fussed about trying his food, but it was so good. I drew the line at suggestions of queuing up for a second round though!

I also really enjoyed the entertainment by Emma Pask and the Dan Barnett Big Band, who were on the main stage through the afternoon - a perfect choice for a day like that.

 

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