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      Day 1,439

      Eatons Hill

      May 2, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Today we confirmed our flights back to the UK for tomorrow evening.
      We had been promising the girls a visit to Macca's and today was the day. The schools were shut due to a public holiday so we picked the girls up from their dance class and drove to the local Macdonalds restaurant. We enjoyed a peaceful meal compared to the one we had with Magnus et al in Walthamstow- although the food was no better. The girls enjoyed it though and little Summer greatly enjoyed her french fries followed by ice cream.Read more

    • TravelerBig Adventure
      Day 1,433

      Eatons Hill

      April 26, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      We returned to Brisbane to spend the last few days of our trip with our family. Karen got the good news that our insurance company had upgraded her seat to Business Class so she at least would have a reasonably comfortable flight back to London. Unfortunately the upgrade did not include Alan.
      We have spent some quality time with our Brizzie family during the last 3 months, and will miss their company when we return home soon.
      The girls were very excited about setting up a stall to sell some wares with their school friends and spent each evening beavering away to build some stock. They made as many bracelets as they could using a couple of bead sets they had recently bought. Tony and Antonella visited on Saturday and we all enjoyed an afternoon bbq followed by a film night in the garden which was a great success. Samantha made grandpa a chocolate birthday cake (belated), which was very nice.
      Sunday was a lazier day. The girls set up their stall on the roadside outside the house, the venture was a great success and they have been inspired to do it all again at a later date.
      In the evening we visited The Eat Street markets in Brisbane in the early evening for a very lively evening meal. The girls chose a pudding of gelato and 16 dollars bought Sophie a Conut which comprised of a pastry, cone, icecream, doughnut, more ice cream, caramel bar and topping - enormous.      Read more

    • TravelerBig Adventure
      Day 2,038

      Eatons Hill

      December 22, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      We had a family trip into the city to see the South Bank family Christmas show. Arriving a little early we met Renee, who had just left her office, at a street Xmas market.
      The show was a mini panto which was well performed. Afterwards we tumbled into Ole restaurant for a tapas evening meal. Very nice too. The south bank was very colourful with plenty of people enjoying the lagoon. As we walked back to the car we stopped to listen briefly to the carols being performed by the Brisbane river. A very festive atmosphere.
      The following day we celebrated Jamie's 40th birthday with another visit into the city. Parking up at New Farm we walked into the city along the river - the girls and granny taking turns on the electric scooter. Our target was the restaurant "Kickin'Inn" specialising in Cajun seafood.
      Jamie was given a complimentary prawn martini salad for his birthday, which set the tone, and we ordered a bag of mixed seafood for the table - literally. The youngsters had their own choices made up too.
      The food was fabulous, eaten directly from the table, and we were provided with gloves and bibs to aid the process.
      The staff sang hbty and presented birthday boy a chocolate cake to finish. Summer managed to eat most of it.
      In the evening as we hadn't eaten enough (!!?) the girls turned out the chocolate cake that they had prepared for dad - yum      Read more

    • TravelerBig Adventure
      Day 606

      Eatons Hill

      January 20, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

      We have arrived safely in Brisbane after a long flight from Heathrow. We travelled with EVA Air via Bangkok and Teipei. We arrived at 10:30 am to be greeted by Jamie and the girls in lovely warm sunshine. Lovely! Spent the remainder of the day chilling at Jamie and Renee's place. Examined the new pool that is being built in the garden. Looking great - just a shame it isn't finished as it is so HOT!!! A cool off in a refreshing pool would be just perfect. Still, hopefully by the time we leave in April we will be able to make use of it. Slept very well and awoke refreshed, ready for a shopping day with S and S. Renee and Jamie were at work, so we were in charge of the girls. We spent 3 hours at Chermside shopping centre, where the girls browsed and deliberated on what to spend their Christmas dollars on. We came back laden - they managed to buy lots of goodies with their 60 dollars each!!! Day 2 with the girls we set to on a sewing project. We were making felt gnomes!!! Both of the girls enjoyed the activity and concentrated for 3 hours to complete their first little gnome. More to follow in future days. Later in the afternoon we drove into Brisbane city with the girls. We walked along the south bank, which was busy with families enjoying the man made beach and pool next to the river Brisbane. The girls made use of the park, before we met up with Jamie and Renee after their day's work. We ate at Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers - a great little restaurant serving very tasty food. Next stop - Cirque du Soleil, situated next to the Brisbane cruise terminal. The huge marquee was packed, and must have seated 2000 people. A magnificent show - quite a spectacle to behold. The girls were enthralled (as were the rest of us) and at times did not know where to look next - there was so much going on on the stage. A very late night for all of us, and we all arrived home feeling exhausted. We are still acclimatising ourselves to the time difference, and were very ready for our beds!
      We had a lazy day on Thursday, then on Friday we took a walk along the seafront at Redcliffe. In the afternoon we watched Sophie training at her Gymnastics club.
      On Saturday we went for a walk at Sandgate and watched fishermen on the pier for a short while. Sophie took her roller blades and Samantha her bike. In the evening we enjoyed a bbq and Kevin, Harmony, Bianca and Emily joined us all for a few beers.
      Sunday was Australia Day and the day Jamie was formally accepted as an Australian citizen. We all went to his acceptance ceremony which was in the theatre at Redcliffe and he received his certificate along with 114 others from many other nations. A very interesting ceremony (although the girls did not agree!).
      After the ceremony we wandered along the front at Redcliffe, through the Sunday street market, to enjoy a celebratory lunch at Mon Komo. The adults shared a seafood platter (meant to feed 2 but SO much beautiful fish) and a starter platter of chicken wings, mini burgers, rice rissoles and chips. So much food, but we managed to eat most of it.Samantha had her face painted whilst we waited for the under 12 Lamington eating contest at Suttons Beach - our girls did not take part and it was not pretty. We did not stick around for the adult version.
      Monday was bank holiday so we all drove up to Caloundra on the Sunshine coast for a day at the beach - the girls' last chance for the school holiday as they return to school on Tuesday.
      After taking the girls to school with their dad on Tuesday we spent the morning at Eatons Hill getting our trailer and Ute sorted for our road trip. Jamie meanwhile spend some time tidying up the garden which was benefitting from some rain showers. For lunch we slipped off to Chermside where we enjoyed a brilliant Thai meal at Kinn Derm - very tasty.
      Upon returning we packed up our equipment, food etc ready for our trip the following day      Read more

    • TravelerBig Adventure
      Day 1,964

      Eatons Hill

      October 9, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      We are having a lazy day today, with the girls at school and day care we took the time to get our map of Australia out so we could plan our road trip south to Melbourne.
      A bit warmer today so Karen has been in the pool.
      Samantha has jut returned from school and is busy making cake pops.
      The Jacaranda trees in Jamie's plot are almost at their most colourful.      Read more

    • TravelerBig Adventure
      Day 1,967

      Eatons Hill

      October 12, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Weather gradually warming up since our arrival. Karen currently in pool with Summer. We have spent a couple of days getting our itinerary sorted for our road trip to Tasmania and have had the car serviced locally in preparation.
      We are making 4 stops on the 1000mile drive to Melbourne choosing the inland route.
      Yesterday we drove into New Farm and walked into the City along the river to have lunch at the River Quay Fish restaurant on the South Bank. Bob the local lizard padded around by our feet as we enjoyed a seafood platter. The bougainvillea are beginning to flower along the south bank walkway and with the Jacaranda in full bloom made it all very colourful.
      After lunch we wandered through the Botanic gardens which are yet to reach their summer colours before returning along the river to the car.      Read more

    • TravelerBig Adventure
      Day 2,034

      Eatons Hill

      December 18, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Now we start the serious preparations for Xmas. The streets around Jamie are awash with Christmas lights with some most spectacular displays of decorations.
      We have spent a lot of our time in and around the pool with the girls. Sophie and Sammy perform their acrobatics at every opportunity. Little Summer is getting very confident in the water, and can now swim underwater across the pool.
      Renee had Wednesday off work, so we all piled into the car once again to complete the Northlands Gorge walk, which is part walk part swim. A pretty challenging "walk" with steep ascents and descents for the walking part of the trek. On several occasions we waded and swam through fairly deep water. Summer used her inflatable shark to aid her buoyancy, and was confident to leap into the water whenever necessary. We were all weary when we reached the car after the return journey.
      The pile of presents under the tree grows each day. Santa delivers the Christmas stocking contents for the 3 girls, the rest of the presents being put under the tree. Excitement is mounting as the big day draws near.
      The weather is largely being kind to us. After returning from Stradbroke to high temperatures and scorching sun the temperatures are now more reasonable (26 - 30 degrees). A storm or 2 thrown in, but generally pool weather. We eat most meals outside - making the most of the opportunity to do so before returning to a British winter.      Read more

    • TravelerBig Adventure
      Day 2,025

      Eatons Hill

      December 9, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      We had booked into the morning performance of the dance show, so we all arrived in Redcliffe nice and early to enable the girls to get ready for the show.
      We wandered down to the sea front to pass some time prior to settling down in our seats at the Redcliffe theatre.
      What followed was most impressive - two and a half hours of dance to the theme of "Christmas Wonderland" based upon The Polar Express.
      There was a cast of 150, all from the 5th Element dance School, and the ages of the performers ranged from 18 months (dancing polar bear) to 22 years. The costumes were very colourful throughout.
      Sammy and Sophie impressed us, once again, with their efforts.
      After the morning performance we left the girls to get ready for their next performance in the afternoon, and we returned to Eatons Hill to prepare ourselves for a week long camping trip with the family to Stradbroke Island.      Read more

    • TravelerBig Adventure
      Day 1,967

      Eatons Hill

      October 12, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Another hot day, hot enough for A to go in the pool on the afternoon. In the evening we went to Sophies school dance show at Albany High. The school is renowned for its dance excellence programme. The show lasted from 6:30 through to 9 pm and was excellent from start to finish. Sophie performed on four dances. Every dance of 30 on the night to a very high standard. It was great to meet Renee's parents once again.Read more

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      Day 1,379

      Eatons Hill

      March 3, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C

      Friday 4th was Summer’s 2nd birthday, so we packed up and set off back to Brisbane to celebrate her birthday weekend with the family.
      The main roads were now fully open and we could see that some of the valleys passing through Gympie will have seen some major flooding. The trees were stained brown with sand deposits to 3- 4m above the road level in some instances.
      We got into Eatons Hill in early afternoon – the flood relief and storm drainage system clearly having done its job as the area was water free and the parks which were 2m deep with water 5 days ago back to normal.
      We had a great weekend with the family. On Saturday Jamie and Renee needed some time without the girls to prepare for a party on Sunday, so we took the girls off to Sandgate for a walk along the nearby pier and to the play area. The fishermen on the pier were more engaged than the Chinaman at Urangan. We all enjoyed an ice cream at the local parlour, so much so that the girls had another one to share.
      On Sunday we took Sophie and Samantha shopping with us as we stocked up for our next trip. Mum and dad, with Summers help prepared the house for Summer’s birthday party. All her immediate cousins and some of her half cousins came over for an afternoon party, frolics in the pool, a great bbq and a pinata to beat for the children. Everybody had a good time.      Read more

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