Waiting for weather at Amadee Lighthouse, New Caledonia.
We wait for weather – 1461Km to Brisbane…
When the tourist boats leave for the day, the sea snakes come out to play!
En route at last – typical trade wind skies and seas…
Brisbane city – beautiful buildings…
Brisbane River – just beautiful!
We enjoyed the free Christmas Concert held in the Botanic Gardens.
And take a trip to Sydney for New Year’s Eve. One of the Sydney buses decorated for Christmas!
The queue forms to view New Year’s Eve fireworks at Mrs Macquarie’s Point in Sydney – a great atmosphere…
… we finally squeeze into a spot with a view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
And, of course, we were also celebrating Keith’s birthday!
The campervan we got for $1 per day to travel back to Brisbane!
Kookaburras enjoy sunset in the outback.
A fascinating tribute to the First Fleet of ships to bring convicts and settlers to Australia.
Back in Brisbane, we celebrate Australia Day 2009 – cockroach races at the Storey Bridge Hotel (just up the road from our marina).
Pippa and Xavier visit us from Sydney and enjoy a day out at South Bank.
At 18 months old, Xavier is discovering his world…
… but, oh, how exhausting it can be!
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane – where we’ll be spending a fair bit of time in the foreseeable future…
