Our River Trip

Tripping down the river is all in a days fun us. Annie hadn't been in the boat, so set off down stream to Tweed Heads. We made good time going down with the river running out, and pulled the boat up on the beach in front of the Twin Towns Services Club which  fronts the lovely little bay you see in the pictures.

As we made our way down the river we found the water changing from muddy brown to clear blue and green.

I knocked a few oysters off the nearest sewer pipe I could find, with a hammer and screwdriver I had in the boat, while Annie stood around telling me not to cut myself - which I did anyway.

In heading out of the bay, and back up the river, we found the tide running out at a good rate of knots. We should have pulled back in the bay at that stage, till the tide eased I reckon, but decided to press on up river and home.

The little Mercury struggled hard to push us up river, against wind and tide.

About a kilometre from home, with both of us a little cold and jaded, and becoming short tempered, we came up to some people on the bank waving frantically to us. Thinking I had hooked up their fishing lines, I turned the motor off to ask what the problem was, to be told the river was closed for a speed boat ski race. Well, saying something like that to me is like waving a red rag at a bull, so I told them what I thought of speed boat racers - what I thought of people who watch speed boat races - and ''what did they want me to do carry the fuckin' boat home''.

Poor Annie sat there aghast at my outburst but didn't comment, except to say ( of the many people lining the river bank ) '' I thought they'd turned out to watch us'' - very witty!

Anyhow had a good day, but discovered the little motor not  really adequate to push  two people along at any speed.

 

DISCRAYSFUL

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Annie and I where shoked to see this blatent spelling error staring us in the fase at the Brisbun Show.

Right on the heals of a large artycal in the Gold Coast Bulliton blasting the literacy and numacy skills of todays high skool studants.

Aparently year twelv studants sat for tests (set for fifth class children in the fifties) and the results were less than impresive with not one student being able to compleet the test.

Do u think forieners visiting the show mite sea us as cuntry pumkins?

The Brisbane Show

The produce on display at the Ekka was excellent. We came away with three punnets of the biggest, tastiest strawberries we have ever had.

As usual, the food and drinks were overpriced and of a poor quality.

Krispy Kreme doughnuts were at the show so we sampled them and I have to admit they weren't too bad.

We may have lost Starbucks, but now have Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

On a recent visit to Australia Fair Shopping centre, we noticed a long queue and discovered that people were lining at Krispy Kreme.

A highlight of Agicultural shows is always the animals.

Some fine specimens were on display. The cats were Annie's favourite, especially a little Lynx pointed siamese.

A sign at the Shenzhen Exhibition

I was intrigued by the many silicone baking ware and kitchen utensils on display. How do you overcome the "floppiness" of silicone baking pans?

The "Ekka"

 

 

 

 

Yesterday we on a visit to Brisbane to  see the Ekka (Brisbane Show). We were interested to see the Shezhen exhibit which was our first stop. The exhibitors must have been a bit shocked, no bustling crowds or touts.

We were shocked by the cost of parking for 3 or 4 hours, $27.00. Guess we are used to living in the sticks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Big Avocado

 

Idyllic

Idyllic is an over used word in Real Estate advertising but is appropriate when describing the little hamlet of Tumbulgum on the Tweed River, a few kms from Tweed Heads.

We drove down to visit the "historic Tumbulgum Tavern" and weren't disappointed.  Picture a warm sunny day sitting overlooking the tranquil river enjoying a drink and a nice lunch.

A couple of enterprising locals, (oldtimers) have set up a stand in the pub with a display a fresh vegies, fruit and an honesty box.  One of them was going from table to table selling fresh strawberries which were impossible to resist.

Amazing Border Marker and Kylie's Arse

Erected recently on the Pacific Highway near Coolangatta is this BIG RED THING.

It marks the Queensland - New South Wales border.

Also opened recently was a new section of the expressway - upon which it sits - making travel to the Gold Coast a whole lot easier from Tweed Heads and all points south.

The local papers are saying that it will become an iconic landmark.

It always amuses me the term iconic - that the media throws around so carelessly. 

In fact the truth is that an icon has always had religious meaning attached to it.

Actually an icon ( according to the dictionary )is a religious picture painted on a wood panel.

Accordingly anything well known -  has now become an icon.

So along with Paul Hogan, the Opera House and Kylie's Arse - we now have another one.