Tuesday. Glorious Gold Coast weather. M plans a day relaxing beside the poolbut first has to endure another two hour boat trip with me - this time a cruise around the canals and riverdown to the ocean. The waterfront houses of the rich and famous costing tens of millions of dollars (Aus) are quite something. M picks one modest little number at a mere A$6million. How the other half live.So far as Icanmake out the whole area is dedicated to and dependent upon the holiday maker. there are dozens of high rise apartment blocks one of which claims to be the highest residential blockin the world although I suspect that claim will soon be exceeded by the building going on in Dubai.
In Queensland they don't have daylight saving time. Consequently it gets dak soon after 6 but is light at 3.30 in the morning (doesn't suite M) Apparently several governments in the past have tried to introduce itbut it has always been voted out by the farmers. Everyone tends to eat early in the evening (oysters followed by Barramundi and chips this evening) and we have been ready forbed before10. Poor old dears!
They have just had the Indy here last week - racing cars around the streets - so there is still an atmosphere of high octaine and petrol heads with very flash high performance cars about the place.
Delighted to hear from home that you are still reading this rubbish and best of all that Ronald is well on the way to recovery after his operation and is expected out of hospital shortly .