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Sorry about that folks - I'm on the internet at the State Library, Which is FREE but you only get an hour and then you have to join the queue again to get more time. Fair system though I'd say and the wait is always less than estimated. hey also have wireless access here to there are loads of people with their laptops.
OK - where was I??
Wednesday In the afternoon we drove up to Hervey Bay pronounced Harvey)which has stunning beaches and Fraser Island is just off the coast and apparently the place to visit - it is all sand and has lakes, rainforests, ship wrecks, beaches and you can only see it via a 4wheel drive vehicle. I was hoping to stay the weekend and go see it but it meant I had to get back to the volunteer house ready for Monday start. I'll just have to come back another day to do the touring bit properly. AS I said before - it's a hard life being a volunteer!! LOL

Tonight was Australia BBQ night and Mick (the local)cooked the sausages and onions on the barbie - he showed us his 'chef's' skills in cutting the onions and proceeded to cook whilst drinking his beer (which he also used to baste the onions) and entertaining us with talk of the war, the australians part in the war, the story behind Anzac biscuits. He also went on to talk about the americans, the blacks and the aussies - all of which was completely politically incorrect but funny none the less. There were a few other of his local mates with him but Mick took centre stage - a very entertaining evening.

Thursday Another day at the office but this was our last day working - I use the term loosely as we've only really managed to work in the mornings - that's a total of 1 1/2 days in total - laid back or what?
Must say though, as a team, we've cleared loads (see the before and after photos of one section we did) and it's good to see how much we've achieved. I think the philosophy here is - fun first and work second - if at all.
Mind you - all this work must be too much for the younger folk as they're all asleep after lunch, even Cameron the team leader is asleep too. I went for a stroll around the grounds but again we're miles from civilisation or any attractions so was a little bit bored today.
I did start to make the cottage pie ready for tea in the evening - Cameron had bought 2 and half kilos of mince - enough to feed the 5000. Everyone ate all their dinner though so it couldn't have been that bad, but we had loads left over which we had for breakfast on Friday.
One thing I have noticed while we've been away is that everytime I go to wash up or clear things away Eunju (she's Korean) and even some of the Japanese youngsters always try to stop me and say they'll do it. After a while I realised that this is a cultural thing and the 'respect' that other countries have for their elders - nice to see this in the younger generation - the UK could learn a lot!!

Friday All ready by 9.15 to leave but drama as the trailer lights connection was broken so Cameron had to call the office to find out the wire sequence and my trusty swiss army knife came in use too.
10.15 and off we go for the 3 hour journey back to the house in Albion.
Back at the house by 1pm and then by 2.30 the new volunteers arrive along with the weekend shopping. You'd think the kids in the house hadn't been fed for months - it was like a plague of locusts descending on it and the aftermath is just like a bombshell has gone off in the kitchen. Is it me - am I getting old!!
In all fairness to them though, they do eventually clear up after themselves but if you want to cook in the kitchen it can be a challenge.

Saturday Today I've come to South Bank which streches along the river and has a cultural centre with loads of art galleries, theatres and entertainment. At the moment there is a Picasso exhibition in the modern art gallery but the queue was so long - sorry Yas.
I'm off to Connondale National Park next week which is not too far from Brisbane. I could be finishing building a bridge which the other volunteers started - there is no end to my talent. LOL.
There may not be internet access so you may have to wait a while till I update again.

I must say I don't seem to have a lot to write about here in Brisbane - it's all very western so I hope my blogs are not becoming too boring.

Hope the August weather in the UK had not continued into September.

Love Sue
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