Went to "Brissy" today and quite enjoyed this very charming city. Unfortunately we had intended to take a river cruise but because it was so high and crews were cleaning up debris from the cyclone no boats were allowed on the river. So we visited South Bank Parklands, a riverside location with a fabulous array of attractions & activities, children's playground, man-made beach, and aqua area. A great place for tourists and locals - it's diverse, colourful and ...

Woke up this morning to bright sunny warm weather (like we haven't had that every day since we've been here) but this time there was no sign of cyclone Oswald. Took an early swim in the pool, which was glorious, then headed up to Maroochydore (means black swan). We visited there with our newest friends that we meet on the airplane from Vancouver. Anne & Doug are from Halifax and have been coming to Australia for the last 7 years for their winter holidays. The...

Travelled to Brisbane today (Brissy to the locals). We were a little concerned we would have trouble with the airlines considering all the storm problems they have been having, but as it turned out our flight was only delayed for a little over an hour. First impressions of Brissy were great; friendly people, every thing looked new and clean, all round nice feel. We plan to come back on our way to the Gold Coast. We travelled for an hour and a half from Brissy ...

This was a hang around the pool and do nothing day ... Quite enjoyed it ... Temp. 36C Partly Cloudy

As I blog this segment of our trip we are on board the SilverSonic heading back to shore after a day on the Great Barrier Reef. What a marvellous adventure