Sun Oct 10th 2010--- Rain Rain Go Away! The bad weather seems to be following us wherever we go!I feel so sorry for Simon; he's getting such a warped version of Australian weather.The poor guy hasn't even spent much time on the beach yet because it's been rainy everyday! We were planning on exploring Surfer's Paradise and beaches along the Gold Coast, but change in plans!This morning we picked up Jan's mother (Else) from the nursing home (like they do every...

Sat Oct 9th 2010--- Time for a little "Sparkle" Today the Marshall family said goodbye to Alice Springs which was quickly becoming a busy town as the town is hosting the Masters Games, a friendly athletic competition for those over 35 years of age.We flew to Brisbane cruising at 37,000 feet above on a Qantas 737.Here we were welcomed by a torrential downpour as we landed.The rain made for an interesting ordeal as we picked up our rental car and attem...