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Maroochydore across the Maroochy River from Pincushion Island

Pincushion Island at the Mouth of the Maroochy River Queensland

June 30, 2014 By Jan Robinson 12 Comments

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Walking from the North Shore at Mudjimba through the She Oaks to the beach on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, I was once again mesmerised by the sparkling blue of the ocean.

It reminded me of a friend we made in Turkey who said of the Mediterranean “It’s always so sparkly”.

Mudjimba Beach M. Robinson

 

Although we were some 1200km south of our home in North Queensland, familiar She Oaks welcomed us to Mudjimba Beach.

Mudjimba She Oak Entrance

Over the years we have visited many beaches on the Sunshine Coast, from Noosa in the north, through Peregian and Coolum, but never before Mudjimba.  Mudjimba sand was squeaky soft like other beaches on the coast, so different to the coarser grains on North Queensland’s beaches.

Even though the weather was cool – too cool for us to swim – the water and sky were super Blue. I felt the crisp air and powdery sand, saw the sparkly water and blue skies and got that tingly Sunshine Coast feeling.

Mudjimba from Pincushion

 

Leaving the She Oaks behind we saw a rock on the beach toward the mouth of the Maroochy River, with a Maroochydore backdrop.

Mudjimba Pin Cushion Distant.

 

While in the other direction was Mudjimba Island.

Mudjimba Island

 

I couldn’t resist this photo of the Maroochydore high rises sitting on the rock.

Mudjimba Pin Cushion Island

Circling the rock with it’s colourful layers, we discovered fences, posts and grass that looked vaguely like a pincushion from Mother’s Sewing Box – soft and puffy on top of the rock.

Mudjimba Maroochydore Pincushion Island Mudjimba Maroochy River.jpg Mudjimba Pincushion Rock M. Robinson.jpgFence on Pincushion Island Mudjimba Pin Cushion Posts.jpg.jpg Mudjimba Pincushion Boat.jpg Mudjimba Pincushion Maroochydore.jpg Mudjimba Pin Cushion Rocks.jpg Mudjimba Pin Cushion Sailing Boat.jpg

It wasn’t till we returned home and I did some research that I discovered that under certain movements of tide and sand, the rock became an Island – Pincushion Island.

This post is linked to Noel’s Travel Photo Monday at Travel Photo Discovery.

Mudjimba Pincushion Island at the mouth of the Maroochy River

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Filed Under: Australia Travel Blog, Destination, Queensland, Sunshine Coast

About Jan Robinson

Jan Robinson writes about travel on her Budget Travel Talk blog. A solo traveller in her teens, for the last 40 years Jan has travelled through Australia, Asia, Europe, Turkey and New Zealand with her husband. They specialise in road trips, caravanning and Independent travel without spending a fortune. Her favourite destination is Turkey and she is currently dreaming of Myanmar and Mexico.

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  1. Magali@TheLittleWhiteHouse

    June 30, 2014 at 2:49 pm

    What a beautiful beach!

    Reply
    • Jan

      June 30, 2014 at 4:02 pm

      This is typical of the beaches on the sunshine coast of Queensland. 🙂

      Reply
  2. noel

    June 30, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    I can see that when the tides come in, must be fun to discover when it’s easy to access. It’s always strange for me to think about winter in the southern hemisphere when it is summer above the equator.

    Reply
    • Jan

      June 30, 2014 at 4:01 pm

      Yes Noel, I have the same problem in reverse. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Muza-chan

    June 30, 2014 at 3:35 pm

    Beautiful photos, I love the vivid colors…

    Reply
    • Jan

      June 30, 2014 at 4:01 pm

      Thanks Lily.

      Reply
  4. Sarah E. Albom

    June 30, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    My favourite photo is the sixth one with the buildings behind the rocks. It looks so beautiful, wish I were there (or just away from all this rain)!

    Reply
    • Jan

      July 1, 2014 at 9:55 am

      I like that one too Sarah. I could not believe it when I saw them sitting on the rock just waiting to be photographed 🙂

      Reply
  5. Peter

    July 3, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    I agree with Magalia@TheLittleWhiteHouse.

    The beach looks very nice, unfortunately its too cold to go swimming.

    Reply
  6. Rachel@safari254

    July 3, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    This is one beautiful beach, and the name (Mudjimba) sounds sooo African 🙂

    Reply
  7. Aaron Schubert

    August 15, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    Great photos; it’s certainly another of Australia’s incredible beaches!

    Reply
    • Jan

      August 15, 2014 at 8:24 pm

      Yes, we’re lucky we have so many to choose from aren’t we?

      Reply

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