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Spinning around the City of Culture - Day 27

Up and showered, few chores to help rachael out, then showered, met Gail the cleaner and left for a day out in Brissie. Ferny Grove car park was full so drove into the city to south bank, $16 for the day so probably same cost as train ride for the both of us. Walked along south bank, saw lovely views to city and the famous river beach. Bought back quite a few happy memories. Nowhere obvious to have brekkie at 10:50am so went to south bank beer garden and had a drink and then ordered lunch and hung out with one eye on the Tv screen with first day of Ashes and one eye on the view of the beach. Huge lunch - burger for me and a steak for Adrian. Walked back along the Parklands and had a ride on wheel of Brisbane - Brisvegas version of the London Eye. Rain streamed half way through our ride but when we got off was only a light shower and was warm. We walked back towards the car stopping at the Queensland Museum and Sciencentre. Lots of great exhibits, Queensland biodiversity, Space photos and Dinosaurs. Headed back through Art Gallery and to car. Drove to Macdowell to Gail to get my legs waxed - finally lost the Hobbit look!!! Lovely chat with Gail about the Uk (she moved from Uk over 35 years ago), Poldark she lived for a while in Cornwall and Cricket, whilst Adrian sat in the car listening to the Test on the radio. Drove to Chermside to grab some stuff "quickly" from the shops - shopping centre is massive so no "quickly" about it. We grabbed some clothes from "Tarzay" (Target doesn't sound quite so exotic). Drove home via the Bottleshop and stocked up with a couple of Kiwi whites and a French rosé. Got home just after 7pm, had spaghetti Bol and then part-watched yet another Die Hard (4.0 this time!!!). Adrian went to bed early after a shower - exhausted from having to push all round south bank (we did about 6km). Damo, Rach and I watched an episode of The Grand Tour (Top Gear Light) and then I also headed to bed as we have an early start in the morning 











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