Hoo Roo Brisbane

Today was an early start, and leaving Brisbane at 0430...

Whillst I didn't have a full load of fuel to get me home, I pushed through to Ulmarra near Grafton, which is like a sleepy little village, and 'old school' servo, and the best Bacon & Egg on toast sandwich!!!! And the river view I had it with a Mocha, was great!!

Aside from that, 920km, 9hr 30min of driving, with a secondary stop at another servo on the motorway at Port Macquarie. From here, I had a car with me all the way down to Newcastle, would sit on my ass, I would naturally pull to the left lane and it would pass.... Then, it would pull to the left in front of me and then slow down!!! My Fortuner has adaptive speed cruise control, and this did my head in as I was just losing distance and time, so I simply, after about 4-5 times, stayed in the inside lane, and them on my tail!!!! Oh, and check out the windsock on the Mooney Mooney Bridge!!!!

Got home, watered the garden, made dinner whilst the washing was done, and I am now all ready and waiting to go to work tomorrow morning!!

Hoo roo for now...

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Last Day In Brisbane...

Well, today is the last day in Brisbane, and tomorrow, bright and early start of 0500, I will start the long drive home.... The road between Sydney and Brisbane (and even Sydney and Melbourne) is quite an easy drive actually, and very pleasant as well with lots to stop at along the way!

Today was spent with preakfast with a mate, I forgot to save the pic of my 'Chili Scrambled Eggs, but yesterday I had breakfast with another mate, and there I had the 'Black Forest Crepes' which was devine, and he the 'Scotched Egg' with bacon!!!

The weather hadn't eased up at all until late this afternoon when it receeded to light showers, and finally stopping about 1730 or so. I went and tended to my mates pool whilst he is also away, and reported via pics as to whats happened; he was very pleased and grateful!!!

Meanwhile, John and Murrays furkids have been mischevous with Month being my constant shadow (even to the shower) whilst Oscar has been getting into all sorts of places, one of which I don't think he would be allowed to be atop of the wine fridge!!!! They have been great to also look after this past week!!!

So, Thursday it is back to work day, not sure what I will be going back to, so that will no doubt be fun, and interesting at the same time!! I am hoping to be able to get back into a regiem of gym and swimming before work as well every day, as I seek to get back to a healthy lifestyle and lose some weight!!!

Hoo roo for now...

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Welcome to 2024

Well, I am back, and my aim for 2024 is to post on a daily basis.... Lets hope I can do this!!!

I am currently up in Brisbane on a 'short break', as work went to a partial shutdown; I am also grateful for the break too I might add!

I drove up on Boxing Day, probably the worst possible day to travel? NO! I left nice and early at 0400, and the 940km journey took just on 9hrs. I went straight to my friends place in Brisbane, and given the recent storms, over to another friends to discharge some of the pool water given the storms. I have done this now twice!

The South East Queensland has been hit with severe storms, and on the Gold Coast, even a tornado!! The humidity has also been HIGH on average on a daily basis, upwards of 85%, which is not ideal!

I have managed to do some plane spotting, visit some friends, have more than enough coffee as well, however today, has been a ''day at home' with it raining all day! The Gold Coast alone has had in excess of 500mm!!

Wishing you all a Happy New Year, and all of the very best for 2024!!!!

Hoo roo for now...

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Toowoomba Daytrip

Yes I was mad to have driven up the range to Toowoomba, but it was needed, 1 to chckout my sister in-laws old house she built, and 2, catchup with a mate living here at the moment for lunch...

My mate had the rump steak, I had a Chicken Katsu Curry burger, which was excellent!!

The drive back to Brisbane was a bit hairy, but ok in the end.... I went past the University of Queensland Research lots at Gaton, and the storm to the north was building... Dinner was excellent at the 'Satay Ria' Malaysian, and I finally got to meet a mates wife, who I think was up to about the 15 or 20th revision on getting her here to Australia !!! 😂😂😂

Off to the Sunshine Coast, hopefully, as there are LOTS of road closeures about to flooding, after some 423mm of rain!

Hoo roo for now...

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A brief planespot, mate catchup and a Greek Dinner

A bit of an 'all over the place' sort of day, and I loved it!! haha Totally wound down now and enjoying the holiday (just hope the wet weather STOPS!!)

I got out of the house early so I wasn't annying my host (working a conference from home) so stopped at the Brisbane Airport spotting location known as 'The Acacia St Loop', and literally spotted one movement (everything was heading out to their new parallel runway... Regional Express have recently started using the B737, yet to fly them though!

Went up to the nearby DFO, and found a mate to have lunch with and talk train photography, mainly! WAs good to catch up. Afterwards, he checked out my car, and then I went shopping to grab some new shirts!

Dinner tonight was at the 'Kafe Meze Stones Corner' with a group of friends of J&M; to which I have become friends with. Its a regular Wednesday night catch-up for the guys with a different host selecting the style of restaurant to go to!!

There was a mixed 'Dips with Pita Bread' (no photo), but they were delicious, and for the main, I selected the Prawn Saganaki with Pita, and an additional Paidakia (Lamb Cutlet), and it was AMAZING!!

Tomorrow, I am off to Toowoomba, I have had a change of plans and routing, and then to Blackbutt area on my way to the Sunshine Coast on Friday.

Hoo roo for now...

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