Also, good to catch up with John & Sasha. They are now living in Ipswich, about 30 mins outside of Brisbane - they have just bought a Queenslander style bungalow, which is a made from wood and raised on stilts, giving a space under the house for storing the BBQ and DIY tools. It has raised decking going from front, round the side, and nice decking out the back good for BBQs. Due to water shortages they can only water the garden on certain days, so are looking to buy a water tank, but there is something like a six month waiting list to get one installed.
A highlight of the week was the visit to the XXXX brewery in town, courtesy of John and Sasha's birthday present for Marc. We got told some interesting facts about beer and got a bonus 4 free beers at the end (though Evelyn traded one of her beers in for a coke;) We got a "free" glass as a souvenir. John picked us up after, and did a BBQ with Dave and Mel in the evening.
Next evening we went to watch Lawson (John's nephew) race his motorbike in a local competition. It is quite a challenge for these 7-8 year olds to race around - it isn't the racing, but when they fall off, the bikes are too heavy for the kids to lift and they need help to get back up again. We hoped Lawson wouldn't fall off, but in his last race, he was 3rd and wanted to get passed the slowcoach in front. They both took off a jump at the same time, and both landed in the same spot and knocked each other over. Luckily both were OK and just a bit shaken.
Sunday was Janelle's birthday (met her on a Croatia holiday), so we joined her for barefoot bowls. Bowls is generally regarded as an old fuddy-duddy sport, but the Aussies have the ability to turn anything around by the simple addition of cheap beer. It was a fun time, though we had to watch out for the bull ants. Evelyn found they packed quite a bite, and she felt like her toe had broken. Marc thought such a little thing couldn't hurt, but for the 2nd time this trip he misjudged these foreign nasties and was also hobbling around soon enough.
In the evening we went up to Mount Coo-tha for some twilight views of the city
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