DAYS 1 & 2

After cleaning and preparing our respective units for the rental market, we loaded up Jiminy on Monday night for "the big LAP". On Tuesday morning, Day 1 (29 August 2006) saw us head south from Brisbane to the Gold Coast to stay with Neil’s brother Tom and Derek. We enjoyed some well deserved holiday beers and champagne on the 26th floor looking over the beach and fabulous Broadwater (pictured).

We stopped at ‘Dreamworld’ on the way to sample the rides and see the Tigers. We both got the thrill of our lives on the ‘Giant Drop’....our pants nearly had a trill of their own too!

On Day 2, we headed back north through Brisbane to Noosa Heads on the Sunshine Coast for a few days at Neil’s family’s place. It is a good opportunity to review what we are taking. It seems that our culling efforts still need to be refined! Jiminy left Brisbane fully loaded with no room left for anything ands we are yet to add fishing gear and water bottles.

After Noosa we head up to Gladstone for a few days. Seeing this is Neil's old stomping ground, we are looking forward to catching up with some of his old friends for a few quiet beers a the Gladstone Yacht Club.