Yet More Rain

We'd planned a visit to Tamborine to-day but...... Sara omitted to tell Mike who'd booked to go to the cinema to see Sherlock Holmes. It's 'cheap Tuesday' at the Indoorpilly centre. I stayed in the bedroom with my computer and both fans going until mid morning, after being awake for a big chunk of the night. I got up to find Pam playing on the Wii with Josh and a watching Harry. I took photos but somehow managed to delete them - first time ever I've made THAT mistake.
The family left for the cinema at 12.30 whilst we wondered where to go for the afternoon. Dirt roads were out because of all the rain, as were most places really. Still very hot but humid, rather unpleasant outdoors.Pam decided on Colleges Crossing for lunch, just 20k away and somewhere we would meet Mags, Ann and John - if it were possible!
Just two other people there to-day so we could choose a dry table away from the leaks, just under the awning, overlooking the river.

We had a very nice lunch watching large fish jumping, a single Black Swan, a distant Channel-billed Cuckoo (what a monster), Purple Gallinule, Black Ducks and the inevitable Noisy Miners. One soggy Pied Cuckoo-shrike flew in and sat hunched on a chair back.

We were told to watch out for the Kookaburra which flies off with complete sandwiches and reacts aggressively if baulked. We've never seen one here.....
A quick visit to Indoorpilly Mall on the way home for a quick look at the sales. I bought some slip on slippers for the house (£4), and a John Williamson CD. Pam got a big pink pencil case from Smiggle and we drove home in more rain.
The family were back having enjoyed the film, Josh sitting at his new red desk playing games on his laptop and Harry mailing friends on his. Peace and quiet reigned.
Supper of bacon, sausages, eggs and tomatoes was cooked by Mike on the BBQ with Sara helping in the kitchen - heating beans and making toast.
Later on all of us, save Mike, played the new board game ' Dash around Australia' - when we all discovered how little we knew about this country!!
To-morrow is due to be drier and we all know that we're going to the beach......