It would be rude and unfair to say that I do not like Brisbane, but the differences between South Island and here are huge, particularly after the amount of exposure to rural and unspoiled countryside that I have had over the last few weeks.
First sight of land in Australia. Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria
There are multi lane highways traffic jams, noise and general urbanity. So many coffee shops you would not believe and people rushing around in business attire looking hugely serious.
I rode on the “City Cat” which is a catamaran ferry that runs up and down the Brisbane River, along with numerous water taxis. It was a good way to see the city and cheap enough at $6.
My wireless access is not connecting so I am building up a collection of posts in MS Word to download when I get the connection restored. Not sure what the issue is but maybe my notebook does not like the city life either!
Passengers waiting to board the City Cat.
Check out the lady in the colorful dress. From Somalia I think or maybe Mali
Some interesting contrasts.
I am on the Cross Country train that runs between Brisbane and Sydney daily. I am on my way to Coffs Harbour, which will take about 5 ½ hours. We left at 6.30 am so an early start but another sunny day after an overnight storm..
I am going to see Peter and Denise Marshell, who I have not seen for 30 years! Somehow we have stayed in contact with occasional emails and I reconnected with them through a website for ex Zambian expats. I know they have a daughter and 2 grown boys and they have just become grandparents in the last couple of weeks and that is about all. I anticipate a fun weekend with a few beers, and some reminiscing.
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