Did a whistle stop tour of Brisbane using bus and boat trips. Met up with Nathan, Rich's friend from St Mary's School, and his girlfriend Melinda. He decided to show us the a livley pub which is well known for it's steaks - the Normanby. What he neglected to tell us was that it was very much a youngsters pub and also close to the football ground and there had been a match that afternoon! Not only did we we feel very old and over dressed, but we couldn't hear a word being said so converstaion was very limited. Melinda persuaded him to take us somewhere else so we all piled uncomfortably (and illegally) into his 4WD and went to the Regatta down near the river. It looked a bit of a dump at first but it turned out that it had been one of the pubs that had been affected by the floods that the city suffered in January. We were able to sit upstairs and had a very nice meal. Pam had also contacted an old school friend of hers who also came to meet us. Altogether a very enjoyable evening.
On to Adelaide where we quickly sussed out their transport system and made our way into the city. Not the most exciting place in the world but as we only had 1 night and a morning there we were able to see as much as we wanted to. We picked up a car and set off on the drive down the coast. We stayed overnight in a place called Tailem Bend. More to be written about that next time!! You had to see it to believe it!
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