Brisbane

The trip to Brissie started with a bit of a disaster. The plane broke down in Brisbane and couldn't make it to Newcastle so we had to take the bus to Sydney, 2.5 hours south, hop on a plane there and go north again. We got to Brisbane hours later than planned and the guys who were off to a conference had to hurry to get there. Us girls took a walk along beach and ended up having thickshakes at a surf club right by the sea.

That night we went to John's friend Dean and stayed there overnight. His girlfriend is heaps of fun and their 2 year old daughter is a gem!

On Saturday we went and had a look at field spaniels as John wants a puppy.. This breed is quite rare and we took the opportunity to meet the dogs while we were in the neighbourhood so to speak.

We were very impressed with the dogs. I must admit John is not the only one wanting to get one but it might be too big of a commitment for us. We are pretty selfish people, even together, after all.

John, Will and Gracie.

Also got to see some cocker spaniel puppies.. ai ai they were sooo cute!

On Sunday we took the car into Brisbane and went for a walk along southbank and rode on the Ferris Wheel. It's really pretty along there. Restaurants and cafes, markets, swimming pools for the kids etc.

Now we are back in Newcastle getting ready for our next trip which starts on Saturday when we are off to Tasmania to do the overland track.