A quick trip to the Goldcoast

As usual my short holidays are actually accompanying Dougie on business. He gets to work, I get to relax. The last few days were spent in the Goldcoast which is really lots of sun, beach, nightclubs and shopping. (Not actually any of my favourite things to be honest) However, on the plus side I was able to catch up with a very good friend and see her Honours art work in exhibition. I did visit the beach and found some lovely shells and pumice. I read by the pool. We had breakfast with friends. I went op-shopping (OK there are some types of shopping that I like). I swam and did yoga.

Deb's Honours Art work, taken with Deb and her Mum

A beach

Very good lunch at the Commune cafe

Very good iced coffee

proof that I went on a beach

an idea in the early stages

Brazil, Cuiaba. Game 1

Hello,

We are in Cuiaba now for the Australia v Chile game. You know I said to Dougie, shall I pack some tea bags and he scoffed at me, though also there are no kettles in rooms any way. I have learnt how to say hot tea, (sha Kent e) as when Dougie ordered..."HOT TEA" he got a hot cheese sandwich!

Warmer here and not very wheelchair friendly streets, lots of broken crumbling pavements. Last night there were police and the armed forces out all over the place (big guns / rifels) Not sure if that is normal or a one off. Had dinner (Jantar) by choosing from the menu by pictures and guesses. Managed to get all vegetarian from a fairly meaty menu.

The breakfasts here are included in the hotel prices, lots of fruit and allsorts, I had a coconut rice condensed milk sort of thing in Rio. Dougie took my word for its flavour.

Anyway almost time to get Dougie up, due to the hour time difference in Cuiaba I got up to assemble the shower chair too early. The sun is now up, very bright. They have a pool here, which I shall check out soon. This is the swishest place in Cuiaba and of all the hotels we are staying in, we were lucky to get anywhere in Cuiaba.

We haven't killed each other yet, but it's been close (especially for me)