City Beach in the winter....no crowds...so glad to be back at the beach too...good to catchup with the girls...

Jen and Phillip...our wonderful neighbours who invited us to their Christmas in July. And the deep fried turkey which fed sixteen guests. It was a really enjoyable evening...and my pudding tasted great.

 

Some recent photos of the boys that Tash took....

 

Corellas

My first game of golf since the 21st of May.... great to be back ...

They look beautiful in flight but the corollas are a pest....they dig up our greens.

 

Today I made a Christmas pudding to take to our neighbour's Christmas in July celebration...

I used a new recipe ....it looks pretty good, just hope it tastes good too.

 

North of Brisbane

Caloundra...a ship in the distance behind the sand bank...another blue sky and clear day ..

Such a beautiful place...

Moffat Beach...another beautiful beach...some little rocks on the sand to look at but no shells which I thought interesting.

Fish and chips for lunch... delicious.....good company..and nice to sit in the sunshine...

We had to wait a while for our order .....I noticed this sign on the way out!

Mooloolaba Beach...our final stop ...then headed back to Nirimba. Kevin and Michelle kindly drove to the airport in the afternoon...then a safe flight home.

 

North of Brisbane

Yesterday afternoon Trish drove me north to Michelle and Kevin's home. Trish lives in Caloundra, not very far away. Above is Michelle and Kevin's lovely new home in Halcyon Nirimba...which is inland from Caloundra.

We were on our way to lunch...stopped here at Balmoral Ridge to look at the view...the ocean in the distance..solucky to have such clear day...

Enjoyed a delicious lunch at Gypsy's Table in Maleny...delicious food and the best nonalcoholic red wine I have tasted. 

...then a coffee at the Poet's Cafe in Montville...

...and a walk around Montville...there are many shops to pop in and browse....

 

Brisbane

This morning Trish had the good idea to catch the free ferry up the river and have a coffee somewhere...the ferry stops right outside our apartments.

Another day with blue sky but the breeze was pretty cold...

Trish and I had our coffee and cake here...lovely view of the bridge and city.

A better view...

Lunch at The Lawn ...before we said goodbye...it has been a wonderful few days...I felt really thankful that I have such kind and generous friends...