Bundaberg

Interestingly enough Uncle Tommy, after your loads of comments about sipping rum on the beach we are actually in the rum capital of Australia, Bundaberg. I've had it a couple times and its not as good as our carrebean stuff but it isn't so bad. I don't really remember seeing it in the states but next time your in the shop have a look for it. We are about to go take a tour of the distillery and the such which usually involves a free drink . I'm so glad that TRB III is here and healthy, I'm not really sure what number of grandkids that is but I am pretty sure its a lot. Congrats congrats and sorry but the surf has been not so good. Even the surfers on the trip have been lacking barrels pretty much from just north of Sydney, the surf stops soon, at our next stop Seventeen Seventy, and the stingers start. North of Rockhampton you can't go in the ocean this time of the year without a stinger suit on to protect you from the killer jelly fish that apparently actively hunt targets including humans with highly developed sensory organs (even eyes). Anyway you can't swim in the ocean cause of them and you can't swim in the waterholes cause of crocs and its starting to push 95 degrees and were wondering just where we are supposed to go to cool down!
We just spent the last 2 nights in a real bed in Hervey Bay, where Tom's mom's friend from London (years ago) has a beautiful house that she put us up in. We had roast lamb for dinner and great lunches, we certainly didnt feel like backpackers anymore. 2 of her three sons were living and working in the city and they took us out for a great night on the town and (i'm sure) regrettably invited us to their poker game that I won. 70 A$ is a pretty good pay out for a couple hours of fun! Hope everything is great back in the states, It's beautiful here but I miss you guys.

also I keep forgetting to tell you, my traveling companion Nick Fairman has one of these and it is a interesting supplement to this one so if you want to check his out it is
http://nickfairman.travellerspoint.com