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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 earnest. Over to noosa for full seabreeze ice cream truck parked up next. Yandina ozdutch got one on van. Obese dripping ice cream. Day for a swim. Literature has failed me. Where are you ginger man? I'll have become a natural philosopher. Yet the wind blew and the sun shone so I knew the achievement is in the endeavor. Gave sticker to brother of 'Independent' newspaper travel editor. He'll send her a sticker in London. More serious thought til beer o'clock. All good.
17-10-07. Departed noosa after receiving copies of articles in whitsunday, yeppoon and capricorn coast. Arterial clog as highway widened more lanes. High winds no yacht race. Spruiked burgee to couple on b dock. They'd seen it on a boat before!!!!! Drowning in the detritus of our decadence parked up and picked up as plastic and paper floated by. I even lost a bag snatched and flying inevitably into the sea. All mortals here. Street spruikers guide to parkup. Island tick mudjimba, sun tick warm and clear, path with passersby waves lapping on windward shore. Sand whipping in your face. The inestimable om. Reviewed my new articles - solid reporting except 60,000 stickers @ $2, nice thought, no way but. Interesting photo my face in shade. A walk on strip encountered me old skipper Couttsie, wife, Hamish, wife and assorted siblings. He of Ngak Ngak flying flag frequently report sightings in Mackay. And a hot shower and beer. High winds continuing.
18-10-07. White plumes on mudjimba waves breaking in the bay. Walked into town for rare bacon eggs toast tomato and coffee seven fifty. Slowly day warmed. Then got call from ddaughter kate that she'd been accepted to med school. Pleased, proud and I dare say happy. A sense of joy suffused me. Marvellous how the parent takes pleasure in the child. Thus as one who's wandered lost and lonely in strange and beautiful lands to end here one day beachside basking in parental pleasure. And planning a well planet. Albacore chips and carrot seven dollars. Fish oil the elixir of life. faith is what you do after you've thought everything. Oh the facts continue to pour in. They don't alter the essential equation but. A kind of truth emerges. Ultimately the data is infinite. Maybe its just the happiness of having more positive thoughts. Day fined into sunshine. Stickers to ozpoms and bold beautiful mom pushing pram. Two black crows perched in dying casuarina. Who dreamt this universe this scenario? Gaia consciousness. Mixing siddartha and sunshine in the southern hemisphere. Black cockatoos. Terns. gulls settling in the sand. Clutch of courmorants looking for late lunch.
19-10-07. Delirious with boredom parked up prayed for break in clouds which occured only occasionally. Chilly. Did spruik somnambulantly. Most interesting case was a bloke who listened a lot. And since not much else was happening I let loose a much practised litany. His first real response include the word christianity. As gaian i am i praised her. So it seems now i can spruik gaia. That gave pleasure to me and got rid of him quick smart. All good good. Olyroos play irak NOVEMBER 17 in gosford!!! Could be a goer.Rest and eat recovery from fasting. bikkies. Big bikkies. Suncorp stadium. Thousands in the crowd. Hundreds of flags. Shipment due sydney ahead of time. Last night typing job application for bloke to go from deckie to baggage handler today i'm asked questions re fraser island by year elevens. Clever answers to critical questions. Bloke got handwaver and had three cars!!!. Then dutchkiwis here on holidays got sticker for daughter in buderim. The sun appeared.

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