20-10-07. Early surfside. Light clouds mean fine day. Maleny malarky. Gathered bamboo. Spruiked successfully maleny. Restored faith fight goes on. Swapped sticker for coffee buzzed in the street. Maybe its about taking the time to wonder wander through the labrynth of existance. Green grass and elm trees kids on swings, asian student contingent black hair packs and cycles. Here bridge obi obi lightly trafficked saturday. Jacaranda bliss springing lightly purple on the scene. Lotus eaters and locusts. Red wine in the park looks good. I must speak to them all. Strolled obi where whispers distan [View Full Entry]

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O15. Dock blockage to entry I went to kawana mall instead. Had earlier been 'accompanied' to car on river mall. Bucket search through throng also fruitless. Not to worry got lost on freeway until right road appeared. Northwards through stands of paperbarks. Everything brand new as population peaks. Aussie election on. Rudd takes a ten percent lead. He's got teflon on too. Sold out our children on death row in indo though by supporting execution of bali bombers. Or did he? 16-10-07. Dear diary. The day I lost hope. Wondering will this work? Tewantin for lunch and spruik. HvR on in [View Full Entry]

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O12. Damp. Whales and dolphins. In desperation did laundry. Drying successful as clouds held off. Lunch final drying. Parkup by river mouth watching flock of kitesurfers and flight of seabirds, exotic terns on wings wedged wayback, bodies like bullets into the wind. Finally picked up and parked up on main street scene. Mike said bring large flag to fly at his car dealership on road to eumundi. Next encountered most in sync on wave Wayne from Corrumbin near Burleigh Heaads. Beers and more beers all truth on the table. He led me to utter extremeties. He got fifty stickers for his [View Full Entry]

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O8. noosa O9. Phil and Mark local radio talk enjoyable. Computer encounter library most helpful. Barby riverside. Sky cleared to blue. Rain burned off by sun. Reckon it'll cloud over again tonight. Bites healing, am now avoiding danger zone. Close encounter with Christina of 'A Current Affair' Melbn. I schpieled flawlessly for fifteen minutes. She was enthralled!! I said they should fly me in. Clouds thickened as sun set. When I emerged from reading at sailing club on river sky show of flashes between clouds and jagged bolts to ground. O10. Lilting piping of butcherbird as I drifte [View Full Entry]

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O3. Pair of kookaburras laughing thru the moonlit night. Morning marina three burgees. Main street Yeppoon good response. One couple said they saw me on TV a few days ago. Seven must have run the story. Good good. I have reached the status of zen spruik master. Reading the mood, quick response, action without thought. Hard slog standing in street for hours my legs aching. Driven by what primal urge? To become, step into the future. To collect thoughts like treasures. The story of our flag. earth central, global lex, pax planetica. Then I strolled down path to broad swath [View Full Entry]

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S 26. Able marina two large flags and burgee. Another casual day the usual panoplay of passersby and supporters. Then parked up for beer overlooking full moon low tide bloke picks spot slips off thongs and does prayer facing obviously mecca. S27. Strolling airlie streets spotted '7' news team. Suggested shoot which they did. No idea if or when will air. Call from 'Guardian' local paper for interview and pic tomorrow. Laundry day lazing drying. Larks skirmished. Read Jim Cairns biography fascinating. Today reading Kevin Andrews 'Flight of Icarus' about greek civil war and history. British [View Full Entry]

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S23. Early morning parkup and read, flag flying. Sheila with two kids comes from house opposite on way to beach. Says I should move as crazy people might gather and she's afraid for her kids!!. Seriously crazy upset hysterical. Then she goes back and gets husband who's nuts too. Finally had to leave like being chased by sandflies. On streeat Airlie another boaty got burgee for sailboat. He said race today so went to club , got sail. Around marks. Spinnaker wraps. Looked to see catamaran upside down, mast on mud bottom, hull's in air. Finally pulled upright. S24. Morning dingy [View Full Entry]

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S 19. Tremendous results with yachties at WSC dingy dock. Flags on boats Airlie Harbour. Then parked up other side of town top spruik and binocs seeing four boats with our flag. Bloke came past and got one for his boat in foreground. Very satisfying. When we get more than red/blue ensign we win!Also long chat with Jess message therapist green eyes. Very nice. S 20. More burgees out. Counted fleet flags. Crossraang 4, Blue ensign 4, red ensign 2, Eureka 2, Quarentine yellow, Western Bulldogs, Skull and crossbones 2. (El Misti doubleender cat, Flamingo tri). Jess tells me of Wintermoon [View Full Entry]

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S 16. (cont) Then yacht club for Cowboys romp over Waratahs 49-12. Met boating couples. They showed me burgee flying from stern. S 17. Early to Airlie the sandflies having murdered me last night as I barbied. Sailing club spruik bloke pointed out burgee flying from big trimaran. Dredging and hauling new marina emerges. Cruise ship anchored on horizon. So I pulled up to spruik seeing FantaSea sails. Chopperdrone jetski redblack. Aussie sweet land sugarcane. Everyone living comfortably. Binoculars to green main cover seeing SC&B burgee. Bloke got flag for anchoring Abelside vessel. Woman fr [View Full Entry]

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S 14. Ate all of very large paw paw. This seemed a challenge to my stomach which was wonky all day. Languid time on Strand. Met the most amazing aussies including well dressed bloke living in a tent on Castle Hill. Said he had a spring for water. Qzswiss couple thoughtfully listened then embraced SC&B. Old pair of neighbors in town for a walk. He'd grown up nhere. Told of cave on Castle Hill and making of strand. 'Etherial' art on strand seemed trivial. Pastel people with $5 brochure serious. I have spent no money today. People ask me how I'm [View Full Entry]

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