Adventures with Cloud People – Travel Blog

The summer has arrived. Yet the dark clouds and driving rain have persisted in hampering Bill’s favourite beach pursuit. Today as he awoke and the rays streamed through patchy cloud, he chose not to miss what has been a rare opportunity lately. He opened his draw and found the neatly folded pair of red budgie smugglers (speedos) in patient await.  Combined with a straw hat, his uniform was complete. Chair, book and towel, he trotted down through the main strip of Noosa, past the coffee sippers and high-fashion stores. He eventually traversed down the short path and out onto the sand, the deep blue ocean before him. He observed the wind blowing the red and yellow flags that marked where it was ok to swim. He noted that it was stronger than ideal, but sufficiently tranquil for a day of bronzing. The chair snapped into place. Bill settled in. A group of learner surfers shuffled past, excited at the prospect of their first stand-up wave. Bill had recently retired from surfing, no longer craving the exhilaration it provided. He now found that solace in his books.