Mad Maurie's Top 5 Sunsets
If you have ever graced the shores of Tangalooma, there's every chance you have stumbled across island favourite 'Mad Maurie' in your travels. An island resident for over 10 years, Maurie has seen it all working in tours and guest services. And with his keen eye for the perfect Tangalooma sunset, Maurie has offered up his top 5 pics, handpicked from the vault!
"When I joined the Resort back in 2003, I signed a 3 month contract and joined the Guest Services team... we had no Wi-Fi or computers, only a small wooden jetty (as you can see in 'Scooby Doo') and guests used to line up at the Public phones at night to make calls."
"Now, almost 14 years later, I'm still here living the dream. Where else can you work, live and run on the gorgeous beaches in a National Park? When I show pictures of Tangalooma to my friends in Japan, they think I am showing them postcards, not shots of my front yard. "That's not a job", they say..."you live in Paradise."
"Every day I'm lucky enough to have the best seat in the house as the sun drops over Moreton Bay before sinking below the horizon. Out of the thousands of sunset shots I have stored on my computer and phone, I somehow managed to choose my top 5! Here goes..."