You know the ritual...

The TV weatherman points to a promising feature on the map and says a few heartening words. Calls are made, plans are arranged. From there its fitful sleep, the trill of an alarm clock, and lightfoot it out of the house in the dark. A carpark rendezvous, handshake, then climb the dune as the first rays of light beat the horizon.

Jack Dekort provides the vision on another Sunshine Coast morning. //STUART NETTLE