Nearly 2 years...

..since I posted anything here. I can't really cope with blip, Facebook and Flickr as it is but will make a little effort here - no guarantees it won't be 2 more years before the next one!
So - is this art or vandalism?

How did I do that?

That's a shame - the video has disappeared. It was a Disney promotion with my name plastered all over the video - very clever!

Pirate Party on a Boat

We had a great time last night on Cruz (the boat / restaurant on the Shore in Leith.
Lurin were playing a benefit gig for the Peru Earthquake appeal. The theme was pirates and lots of people dressed up for it.

Penny and Gus arrive

Nigel, parrot and Katie

Andy and Helen

Gus with a pint or two

Meeting some other pirates!

Lurin the Band

Tomski DJing

The other band (they were great!)

Nigel on guitar

Cairns photos - trip to Port Douglas and diving

Gus had trouble with his impacted wisdom tooth and had to visit a dentist - Steven King!!



Here are some photos of Keith and Kim's yard.




Pictures of our dive trip with TUSA Dive:







Our meal out at a Korean BBQ restaurant. There were hotplates at the table to cook the meats:

Brisbane - more photos

Here is Maria's new place in Anerley:

Arrived in Cairns

We flew from Brisbane to Cairns on 12 September and are staying with Keith and Kim Cardwell for 5 nights. They live on Brinsmead, a quiet suburb of Cairns about 15 minutes from the airport. They have 3 ponds in their back yard with goldfish, angelfish etc but also have a cane toad problem! Flocks of finches come to their feeder.

I met Keith on the USQ Masters on FET5600 in semester 3, 2004 and we have kept in touch since. Joan, Jo-Anne, Keith, Cathy and I were the active members of that course!

Keith has arranged for Gus to complete his advanced PADI starting with 3 night dives in a lake tonight then out on the reef tomorrow (I'll be snorkelling but not in the dark!). Kim is a personal trainer and also does first aid classes and diving classes. Keith and Kim run a diving training school: http://www.fnqdive.com.

Photos to follow!

Meal at Summit Restaurant

Jo-Anne, Len, Gus and I met up with Joan and Neville Schefe for a wonderful meal at the Summit Restaurant on Mount Coo Tha, on Sunday 9th September. Here are some photos - there was a panoramic view of the city at night behind us...

Visiting Kris and family in Brisbane

Kris was another fellow student on the USQ course and we were invited to their house last night for a BBQ. The meal was lovely and we met her husband, guest student Natalie and their pets including a white and ginger cat called Nelson! Family and friends will remember our dear old cat Nelson who lived for 16 years (1973 - 1990). NB Gus's T shirt says 'Toowoomba - where the bloody hell is it?'