Sandgate

Well typical for a bank holiday the wet weather has settled in! The bank holiday as said yesterday is for the Queen's birthday but few Aussies would be able to tell you this; it was called Labour day as the government here felt that having it in May was a little controversial So the family were all at home doing various things. Clare, Sarah, Hana & Finn went to try and find Koala's with no luck. Earlier today Trev and I were able to go for a walk to the ATM, shops and fore shore. We passed one of the most beautiful trees on the way down - a Jacaranda, it has mainly bare branches with few leaves but is covered in a mass of mauve / lilac flowers with a quite stronger scent. The tide was out at the foreshore and the kite surfers had quite a walk before getting to water, but they did have the breeze! Unfortunately, the 'mistle' that we had, got a lot wetter so we headed back to home, in time to miss the heavier rain that is now set I think for the rest of the day!Read more