Finally reached Rainbow after 14 hours of bus ride. Glad that I'm well prepared for the night. Socks, wind breaker, small pillow and I had quite a good night sleep on the bus. Guess I must be really tired after the sailing trip. And Debbie is just at the bus stop to pick me up at Rainbow. A really warm lady and guess what king of room I've got. Not just a king size bed but the whole apartment that comes with a living room, big bathroom that reminds me of Quinn's place in NZ and a dining table in the balcony on the second level of her lodging! It's so country and homely. Asked Debbie for help me book a kayak trip and a tour to see the rainbow sand for today if possible and she got me a two in one deal at next day morning 5 am! 4 hour trip and allows me to get back for a shower before setting off to Surfer's Paradise. Sounds fantastic! Can't wait to use the bathroom coz I simply love the wooden wall, just like Quinn's place. I really feel so fresh and happy after a good scrub.
And off I go to check out the town area and the beach. Had a nice steak burger for brunch. The people here really serve a lot of fries and I just can finish even thou I was really hungry. Went down to the beach and mine, it's so beautiful. People surfing in the nice blue waves and others tanning themselves on the powdery sand. No where is our Singapore sand near this. I really love it. Sat down to enjoy the sight but not too long coz I'm really very burnt and this 1pm sun will definitely make it worse. Well go shopping then! Bought another slippers, t-shirt and dolphin stuff heading back to Debbie's place. Think I should enjoy myself in that beautiful house or I don't think I will do Debbie justice for making it so homely for me! Strawberries, Korean drama, tea and a nap and I have a date with Debbie at 5pm. She said she wanted to bring me to watch sunset. Thought was the beach but she told me Carlos Sandblow. What's that?
Rainbow Beach
Here's the beautiful Rainbow Beach
and the waves...
She drove me up the hill, telling me to remember the way down coz she won't be le to wait for me but she is driving so fast. Tried my place to get my direction right then. Dropped me off at a car park and asked me to follow the trek up the mountain. Just a quick 15 min trip up and mine! Is that a desert on front of me? Read more on the board and learnt that the wind from the sea has brown the sand up the hill, covering the vegetation. After a long time, the sand got deposit here and form this really rare landscape. Captain Cook saw this from the sea and named it after his chef, Carlos. That’s what I overheard a tour guide explaining. Haha. And imagine how long it takes to fill this up. It is really breezy up there and yes I can see how the wind brings the sand up. One side is facing the sea and the other the town and that is where the sun is setting. Gosh! I didn't get to read about this during my research and I really thank God for getting Debbie to bring me here! Another masterpiece of God in the nature! Sunset was beautiful but I guess I shouldn't wait for it to be completely set coz it can be quite dangerous for me to walk down hill in the dark. As I trek back to the car park, I notice that the trees are like those that I watched in Twilight. Ok too obsessed with it I guess. The trip down is another great testimony. I totally forget the way that Debbie told me and I'm glad that I can see the beach from the top view to guide me down. Half way down at a junction where I can no longer see the beach, there are chirpings of birds to lead me to the left. Now this is what it means by God communicating to us through our environment and nature. Don't think I can do it on my own coz I was too distracted by all the nice big houses. Thank God once again for leading me out.
Sand Blow
Check out the interesting landscape!
Overview of the Sandblow
From the sea, the wind blow the sand up here
... and the sand acumulate higher and higher...
Observe carefully and you can see the wind blowing the sand up the slope
cannot? try again...
observe the change in colours of the sand... that's the sand moving...
the end facing the sea
the other end facing the land
Sunset
will I find my way out on my own?...
Not to worry, eagle guiding me...
Dinner was a nice lamb pizza and root bear at the balcony, listening to some slow music against the whistling of the trees as the sky gets darker. Oh this is such a relaxing way to chill out after a day. If only I can get to do this in Singapore. Sigh. Had an early night coz I need to get up by 4am the next day!
Check out the interesting landscape!
Overview of the Sandblow
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