A Day At The Beach

This is what the Blue Ginger plant we bought will look like in bloom!
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Jon and I spent our Sunday cruising the coast in our rental car and relaxing on the beach at Coolum. It was an absolutely beautiful day, but the water was a bit treacherous because of a cyclone up north. There were really strong rip currents and all of the seaweed and sand was being churned up off the ocean floor making for less than ideal swimming conditions. To top it all off, there were jellyfish the size of dinner plates every few feet!

But, the weather was beautiful, which has been rare around here since we are in the midst of the rainy season. We had a lovely lunch of fish & chips (burger for me!) on the beach and visited the Ginger Factory in Yadina.

Jellyfish the size of dinner plates!

This is what the Heliconia plant we bought will look like in bloom!
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The Ginger Factory is yet another agrigcultural tourist trap here on the sunny coast, but they have a nursery where they sell plants. I picked out two little plants for our patio to make it feel a little more like home!

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