THE (NOT SO) SUNSHINY COAST

This past weekend we went to he Sunshine Coast - North of us but still in South East Queensland on the Pacific Ocean coastline. We rented a car - a little Hyundai Micra - and it was standard. So picture driving down the wrong side of the road while working a manual transmission. Pretty cognitively taxing for a 'bear of very little brain.'

Anyway, the Glass House Mountains, Mooloolaba and Maroochydore are places we will need to go back to visit most certainly. We also went to see Dora the Explorer.

OOTB

Michelle and Ella spend that last week at the OOTB festival in Brisbane. It was an amazing Children's festival situated in the Cultural Center of South Bank. Although it was winter, the days were bright and sunny ~ top of 21. Pretty good time had by all. Here are a few simple photos of what we - or more so Ella-  got up to.

Ella can now say

Didgeridoo

WINTER

Winter has arrived and we being first time folks in Brisbane did not really pack all that well for the cool nights and ample rain. However, we are managing with the help of a few select purchases of rain boots from K-Mart, umbrellas that are left in my maths lab and layering. Amazing how it can go from being damp and chilly to t-shirt and sweating weather in the space of a few minutes. Here are some pictures of the shipment that arrived from Canada - Ella only has many things due to the kindness of others. Something we are working to help her recognize.

Next week is the OUT of THE BOX (OOTB) children's festival that should be pretty enjoyable.