We found out that production in our mandarin packing shed was going to stop for a week while they changed the variety of fruit that they were picking. Carla’s immediate plan was to fly to Fiji but as that would have been crazily hectic to organise and the lack of a ‘last-minute deal’ industry in Australia meant we decided to visit Brisbane and North Stradbroke Island. We invited our friend Keira along for the ride as she was leaving Gayndah and needed a lift to Redcliffe which is pretty close to Brizzy. We went out for a few nights out on the town in Brisbane, did a little bit of shopping and sight-seeing.
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| Ladies night at one of the bars meant a free rose each! |
We met up with our friend Olly and had a crazy night in Fortitude Valley in a dub-step battle gig. We dropped Keira in Redcliffe and took a ferry over to Carla’s favourite place in Australia: Straddie. We spent a lovely relaxing couple of days staying in the YHA and taking walks on the beaches, watching dolphins playing in the surf and enjoying being the only souls on a mile-long beach! It was so good to unwind after a hectic city-break and three months of shed work!
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| The Beautiful Stradbrook Island |
It was all over too soon though and on our return Bex (the silly billy) locked us out of our car just as we were unpacking our gear. After an hour of practicing our car-jacking skills we decided we were not intended for a life of crime and Carla got the pleasure of smashing one of the back windows to get in!! All is well now though and Brucie the car now has a shiny new side window and we have a much more practical place for the spare key than in the car!!!
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