yes really Vicky! But here we can see the sea

Not had internet access since we left Cairns and even the written diary is somewhat limited. However, we are now safely in Brisbane at Emma and Jim's. It is so nice to be in a house with people we know ! The girls and boys are getting on well and are enjoying playing. Alex and Elizabeth both have a stomach upset which is less than ideal and Alex has managed to fall badly and graze her forehead in the most spectacular way. Yesterday we arrived here and had ...

Just off the train and now waiting for the bus. Not the best sleep in the world on a moving bed but the girls managed ok

Girls on beach and having fun. Sleeper train to Hervey bay at nine tonight. Cannot believe we only have ten days left

See yesterday. We pretty much repeated the success of yesterday. We also continued our experience of strangeness in every city we visit as we witnessed a parade of yellow people. To be fair this was a demo because there are elections on Saturday and this was about saving Aussie jobs and stopping banana imports.