Easter convoys take on exposed rocks and smashing waves to reach one of Queensland's most popular camping spots Making hay while the sun shines ... Hunter Greer, 22, Tom McMillan, 25, Karlee Kuzma,24, Brodie-Lea Witsel, 22, and Jake Goodall, 24, wait for the tide to drop so they can make their way to Double Island Point. PIC: Megan Slade Source: The Courier-Mail THE Easter mad dash kicked into overdrive yesterday as convoys of 4WDs braved exposed rock and smashing waves to reach one of Queensland's most popular camping beaches. Thousands of holiday-makers defied warnings and flocked to Teewah Beach on Noosa's North Shore for the long weekend. But some almost didn't make, racing impatiently raced up the beach highway at high tide rather than wait a few hours for the low tide to open a safe path. A police operation to target speed and drunk and drug drivers was also in full swing as campers cracked open cans as early as seven in the morning. Colin and Jordan Salih from Ipswich catch up on a bit of tele as they wait for the tide to drop on the Noosa North Shore. PIC: Megan Slade The usually wide beaches around Teewah have become treacherous for vehicles since weeks of heavy rain and seas eroded tonnes of sand and exposed thick layers of slippery coffee rock. But for every "fool" mad enough to risk a collision with the sea, there was a level head happy to chill for a few hours, waiting for the low tide. Ipswich father and son Colin and Jordan Salih, 15, popped open the tray on their flashy red Hilux ute to watch DVDs on an attached 12 inch screen. Brisbane campers check out the remains of a vehicle believed to have been claimed by the sea in the 1970s. Kicking back on a queen-sized mattress, Mr Salih said anyone would have to be "crazy" to risk losing their vehicle. "Now that I'm set up like this, we'll be staying like this until the water goes down," he said. Sunshine Coast camper Jake Goodall, who also chose to pull out a deck chair with his mates, said he could not think of a better place to be stuck in a road block. Motorists brave the tide and risk precarious beach driving conditions on Noosa's North Shore. "There are worse places to be stranded," he laughed, sweeping his arm to indicate the blue skies, rolling waves and soft sand.