Day 12 - by Brett The weather forecasters finally got it right. It's actually been raining over night and most of the day, still 19 degrees though. You'd think it was snowing as the locals have taken to wearing beanies and large jackets. The beach esplanade that was like Bourke street this time last week is completely empty. James got asked by a shop assistant "aren't you cold without a jumper?". When the response is "We're from Victoria" they look at you like y...

By Laura I bought a hat

Day 11 by Brett Today we headed up to the Skywalk at Mt Tamborine. Didn't see a single tamborine which was a bit strange. Laura drove up so it felt like we were on an amusement park ride. Bonus. The Skywalk was good, but didn't live up to the marketing hype really. Never the less it was a nice change of scenery, and a change is as good as a........oh wait a sec. We stopped and grabbed some lunch, and Laura found yet another hat that suited her. That makes three...

Day 10 - by Brett Woke up today and it was actually a bit overcast, still nice enough to sit outside in shorts for brekky though. Initially the weather forecast was for overcast and rain so we hadn't planned anything. Having said that it has supposed to rain everyday, and hasn't rained once. Apparently that's normal here, it'd drive me bonkers, and the garden wouldn't do so well. Geek alert, (so humour me or skip a few lines) - we took a drive to a radio control...

Day 9 - by Brett Couldn't sleep last night, it was too quiet. Felt like sending one of the kids upstairs to run around for awhile. Started off with a lovely long walk along the beach esplanade, checking out the ocean views, and some of the lovely real estate. No white pointers today (unfortunately). It was a bit cooler today, but in the sun it was quite warm. Warm enough for t-shirt and shorts when walking. Laura's enjoying her new shoes, I had to pick up a slig...