Noosa - a beach too far?

Like on a previous occasion, we called in at Noosa, towards the  northern end of the Sunshine Coast. Like on the previous occasion, the roads were crowded, the parking was difficult and expensive, and we lost our enthusiasm about spending time there. In fact we ate a very quick lunch in a shopping centre, had a ten minute stroll on the beach, and ran back to the car so as to escape before blowing the whole budget on parking fees.

In its 1970s heyday Noosa was apparently quite the place. An idyllic, peaceful paradise. The usual story. Maybe it's still pretty good. I'll never find out though. Too much stress involved.