Early morning Kirra beach looking towards Surfer's Paradise.
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Looking from Kirra down to Coolangatta
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An interesting rock at Kirra - strange insets all over it like this one with Diane and Maxwell
Looking to the hotels at Surfer's Paradise (15 or so miles away) in the early sun.
A small dune plant trying to come up in the sand.
Kirra beach showing how wide the beach is.
Lunch at Pizza Hut at Kirra - buffer enjoyed by all
Walking back from Kirra - the "Dorrington" surf shop in the background changed its signs the next day!
Earl's shadow - Diane and Maxwell early morning - shows how wide beach is.
Looking into the sunrise over Coolangatta
Bikeride Earl, Maxwell and Matthew at Point Danger
Brush turkeys at Point Danger
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Pyramid shaped rock - (focus due to my camera breaking)
In the apartment at Kirra - Matthew, Joel and Diane
Jonathan at Kirra enjoying some yoghurt
Earl at Kirra Beach - picture for web site.
Kirra surf - it was cool and windy but with beautiful surf
Sunrise over Coolangatta
Earl and Diane at sunrise
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The rocks at the Coolangatta end of Kirra Beach
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Tidal pools in the rocks
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From the apartment balcony at Kirra
Maxwell in the Kirra pool
Matthew
Maxwell and Matthew (in the blue)
Joel getting sunscreen on Melody
Jonathan and Melody at the pool
Diane at the pool
Coming up Joel's driveway - a kangaroo is waiting for us.
More kangaroos next door
And some more...
A morning walk in Joel's neighborhood.
We saw this house being built a year ago.
This house has a tennis court on the left side at the back!
Along the walk.
Back down the street - this is about a mile from Joel's house.
Some of the dogs that greet us along Flesser Rd.
This house has quite a veranda.
GrannyD tells the grandchildren the story of Hannukah and reads related Bible verses.
"Money" shaped candies went with this activity each night.
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Different children lit the candles each night.
Christmas Eve - Katherine and Doug Stewart-Adams on left. Anthoney Mackin on right.
Reuben and Pieta - a couple who have a Hire For Baby satellite
Anthony played guitar, Diane the keyboard and we did Christmas songs..
Christmas morning breakfast at the McGregor's
Doug (Anne-Marie's father) and Joel - we had fried bananas and bacon on the grill.
Jonathan and Melody with "Pink Nan" - Anne-Marie's grandmother.
A turkey comes out for the food scraps.
Christmas afternoon gift opening - Matthew made this car for Gramps.
And Melody made this creation for GrannyD
The Lego Space Shuttle from Nathanael comes out
Matthew's new bike - he is just big enough to ride it.
Melody's tea set from GrannyD
Maxwell flying the helicoptor from Nathanael
Melody and a cousin on Boxing Day - McGregor family get together
The outdoor area on Boxing Day at the Grandview Hotel - Cleveland (Brisbane suburb)
The outdoor area on Boxing Day at the Grandview Hotel - Cleveland (Brisbane suburb)
Jonathan enjoying an ice cream
The hotel from the front - built in the late 1800's when this was along ways from Brisbane
In center is a Kangaroo in the yard when we came home
And duck's in the neighborhood
On a morning walk - Diane and Matthew on Flesser Road
Looking up Joels driveway - kangaroos if you look closely
A little closer to the kangaroos
This brave one let us closer
The courtyard of the event center at Jupiter's casino where Earl came to pray during the concert at the 1988 IBM Recognition Event
It was a strange feeling recognizing this area while delivering 19 high chairs with Joel
At BroadBeach - but it thunderstormed just before this and beach was closed.
Building a tall Lego building with the big box of pieces
Matthew made his name in Lego!
Diane on the trampline the children received for Christmas
Maxwell after finishing the Lego Space Shuttle
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The Shuttle open with the satellite on the arm
Melody flying the helicoptor - quite a good pilot
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Driving up to O'Reilly's in Lamington National Park Jan 1
Road signs: 60 km/hr speed limit, road narrows to one lane, Blind Curve prepare to stop
The road was one lane a lot but the views were stunning up the mountain
One of MANY such signs
The view from a lookout near O'Reilly's
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The road through the forest near O'Reilly's
On the walk to the treetop walk - a parrot
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The big black booyong tree with its distinctive roots
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The treetop walk - suspension bridges at O'Reilly's
A flower in the "Mountain Garden" by the treetop walk.
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The gate to the second half of the maze of trails in the Mountain Garden
In the Mountain Garden - a memorial to an air disaster. Farmer O'Reilly was first to find the survivors.
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We went on the rainforest walk a second time
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Another memorial to the disaster
This memorial has this statue of O'Reilly helping the survivors
Moran's Falls - a 1.5 mile or so walk down hill to this view!
We tried to the us and falls
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The creek above the falls - beautiful rainforest
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The view from behind the falls where O'Reilly's original farm was
Diane next to a large black booyong for proportion
The hanging thing is a fig tree - they sprout up in the black booyongs and grow to the ground and outlive the host tree.
Maxwell at the Brisbane International Tennis tournament Jan 2 - after he got a signature from Gilles SImon
Melody helping Earl make chocolate chip cookies
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Date palm flower at the Tim's farm - parots are eating them
A horse named Melody with Melody!
Climbing tree by the Logon River on the TIms' farm - long low branches!
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Melody with "late" Christmas presents from Laura (found then in the closet)
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Melody with the jewelry box decorated - with a necklace and bracelet she made with Gramps
Mums relax with a pachitla
Matthew and Maxwell are ready for some
Finally a tennis court at a park! (free). Joel and Earl playing some.
Maxwell took these pictures.
Joel and Maxwell serving (from left if you look closely)
Matthew in the tall decorative grass.
For Nathanael - his kind of house?
The Big gum tree on the back of Joel's property.