Penultimate Day

After two very early mornings and short nights, a restful day was planned. It started with a long lie-in, reading and laptop sorting. Pam and I then went to Indroopilly. HMV had promised to phone when my John Williamson CD came in (the original case was empty), they hadn't done so. It's a huge three storey Mall with a very extensive car park - and it's free parking. I got my money back, we looked round the National Geo shop and drove up to Mount Cootha for lunch.
The cafe and its view

I'd remembered the portions were large but not THAT gigantic. Very American.
We'd arranged with Mike that we'd shop for to-night's schnitzel which we did, returning home to refrigerate it all. It's 33C, cloudless and with a slight breeze to-day.
The house was empty, Mike and the boys still out buying school shoes and the swinmming tops. We waited a while and then drove to Colleges Crossing before returning to fill up with petrol (£1.21.9 per litre, about 60p), the car has to be returned full in the morning. Pam found a minute cricket on her leg, transferred it to her finger and it stayed for a short while before leaping into space.
Tiny quivering cricket

The boys showed us their new shoes, Harry's feet now man-sized, seven and a half. I then played Bowls with both boys before Pam took over to play PingPong (that's what it's called).
Sara will spend part of the morning and all the afternoon at home with us to-morrow before taking us to the airport. It will be sad to leave the family but we're looking forward to being home again.
I'll end with a photograph of another iconic Australian animal, they graze lawns in Toorbul.