The rest of Easter has been a mix of busy and laid back; yesterday we had a quick hour on the beach before heading up to Scarborough (that's Queensland, not Yorkshire or wherever it is these days) for a family get-together. Again the newbie was made to feel most welcome as I chatted to Wayne's cousins Gary and Sarah, and Clive and Barbara and her wacky sister Beryl are there too. The food was great and lots of it; I made a new friend in Ben, the very large black Labrador who, as he's a boisterous boy, was confined to the side of the house. Reminded me of Scooby with his head the size of a football.......
From there we went on to Brisbane; I'd hoped to get there and tick off another major Australian city; however there's an extra reason for being there as one of Wayne's school friends is also on a visit to Oz, and we are all in Brisbane the same night so a meet has been arranged. However, by the time we get there the heavens have opened and in very big style. For a second I think we are back in Melbourne....... we park and I'm dead against going any further. But we head back over to the north side of the river and after going to the wrong hotel and getting wet we finally meet up with Janice and Tony, Debbie and Brian. The latter couple live in Perth. We find somewhere to eat on a pretty dead Easter Sunday evening. I get talking F1 and bikes with the boys while the girls catch up, and get on well with another 2 total strangers. On this occasion, both are brits but neither live in the uk - Tony lives in Barcelona because of a caravan- and thats true. I won't go into details..... I don't want to eat after such a huge spread back in Scarborough, so order a light meal. I've quite enjoyed cutting back on my food, but doubt if it will carry on back in the uk. On the tv in the restaurant is a tv show about near plane crashes including the one that dumped in the Hudson a few years back. I really need to see that, don't I?
We stroll back in thankfully dry weather, across the bridge, take a few snaps, say our goodbyes and head home to bed. I just wonder, how many of the so many delightful people I've met during my time in Oz, will I ever see again?
And so to the last day of Easter and our last full day on Bribie. The girls head out shopping after a late start and I head to the beach. By the time I arrive it's grey and windy and I sat half an hour before giving up and heading back to the unit. The girls arrive back and the sun starts to shine again....conspiracy? I used to think that, but now I know everyone's got it in for me........
We head back out to the beach and have our final session (sadly a so-so one weather-wise) before saying our last goodbyes to Clive and Barbara. We walk back and head out for fish and chips from the local chippie and that's our day done.
Bribie? Love it. A tiny little corner of an island where the beach is long and beautiful. It has all you need and isn't too far from civilisation. The weather has been pretty kind to us and thankfully nobody has got sunburn. Have to take issue with the dolphins for their no-show though......
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