A quick trip away

Today I flew up to Cairns to see my old friend Bruce. It has been 10 years since I’ve flown on a commercial airliner and in that time the seats have gotten significantly smaller. The weather at Brisbane for our departure was miserable with heavy rain closing the aerodrome for a period, flights were delayed due holding and we eventually boarded about an hour late. There were some bumpy patches enroute but Cairns itself was relatively pleasant.


Abeam Hinchinbrook Island

Tonight we had a very pleasant dinner at the Gordonvale Hotel. Consisting of beer battered prawns, oysters and chicken stuffed with mushrooms and cheese. Both of us had trouble emptying our plates and there was no room for desert…

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~ by bazzam on 8 January, 2011.

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