The Journey – Part 4
So since my last blog we have arrived in the cauldron of heat known as Brisbane where we have fallen on or feet with JHG paying for an all-inclusive apartment and a hire car. Brilliant!!!
Key achievements thus far are collecting our bank cards, our hire car and I have attended my pre-employment medical which did not present any significant issues. Lets jus hope they don’t do too many detailed security checks on me, particularly wrt internet activity…
Today we took a trip South (it gets cooler that way) to Surfers Paradise. Why? Because it is the only place I’d ever heard of in the area except for Australia zoo and that’s scheduled in for later in the week. The kids managed to get their first paddle in the sea and I am happy to report that the sea temperature is warm. I imagine it is a similar temperature to one’s urine, should an accident ever occur!
This was not however the primary talking point though. What I found myself thinking about was the way that the sand and water interacted as the sea waves gently lapped the shore and John Moran’s constant reminders about the next time you go to a beach, take the time to ……….
I ended up taking the time to think about the effect the water had but also explaining it to Austyn (looked interested but clearly wasn’t), Elliot (didn’t look interested and rightly so as he’s only 2) and Lisa (who told me to go and enjoy a big cup of shut the f*** up as we’re on holiday). I however, found my knowledge to be better than expected and would have made John proud.
I have once again included some gratuitous civil engineering shots of high-rise buildings by the sea this time but for those with a more astute eye (and slightly less interest in the engineering) there are a couple of girls in the foreground wearing not very much!
I leave you with this photo then and next time I update you all (if there is a next time) I hope to fill you all in on my planned trip to Australia zoo where I’m hopeful to stroke a tiger, feed a crocodile and perhaps swim with a stingray. Although the last person to do that at Australia zoo was Steve Irwin and look what happened to him….
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Hi Roy
I’m sure Lisa will come round to seeing the world as we do by the end of the attachment. Nice shot of the hotels, but you could have cropped it in a bit closer so I could have had a look at the plant on the roof; way more interesting than the chicks on the beach. Say high to the ghost of Steve for me.
Jim