Brisbane

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It is a pleasure to be wearing shorts again now that we are in Australia. We met up with Adrienne and Tim (and two of Adrienne's friends) in Brisbane, then went to visit a longtime friend of mine for three days while Adrienne sat her final exams.

My friend lives in Yamba beside the wide Clarence River, about three hours drive south of Brisbane, in sugar cane country. We spent an enjoyable three days pottering around museums, beaches and nearby towns. We saw wallabys, kangaroos, hundreds of fruit bats hanging from the branches of a stand of trees, dolphins in the bay, and a Kookaburra. I also enjoyed watching small parrots and other assorted birds feeding on numerous unusual (to me anyway) trees in my friend's garden.

Now back in Brisbane, we began our day with a swim on a long sandy beach at Mooloolaba, washed the salt off in a waterfall at Buderim, mooched around a store that sold animal skins and products made from them, and just had time for a cold beer/cider before heading home for dinner. Tomorrow we leave for the Whitsundays where we plan to do a lot more swimming.

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Photos

Waterfall shower
Washing of the salt from our swim in the Pacific.

Koala
Stuffed in the Museum

Ibis
Abound like pigeons

Frogs
Living in the Veranda posts

Roo
Kanga and Joe

Fruit bats
Hanging about.