5th October, Thursday... Dave and Thom dragged me to Movieworld, a Universal Studios style theme park, early in the morning. I think I might be getting a bit old for theme parks and the drinks the night before certainly didn't help. I'd say the highlight was seeing Shane Warne who was there with his kids and was being stared at by hundreds of onlookers, myself included. After a few rollercoasters we hit the road and made it to Brisbane and its one way system in time for nightfall. 6th October, Friday... After a nice early start thanks to all the passing trucks and early morning parking restrictions we moved the van and headed to the botanical gardens in Brisbane, as everything else was closed. There are lots of pretty flowers and trees there including palms and
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