Month: April 2007
The Reunion Continues
Yesterday was a free day at our reunion and Jill and I rented a car and drove up to the little towns of Melany and Montville inland from the Sunshine Coast. We left Brisbane by 8.30 and were in Melany for a late breakfast at 10.00. It is a quaint little town with a distinct […]
Read More85 Transport Platoon Reunion
We started our reunion last night with a ‘Meet and Greet’ function at the Rydges Hotel at Brisbane’s Southbank. We had about 190 people attending and they represented all the years of the unit’s service in Vietram between 1967 and 1972. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the unit being formed. Today we left […]
Read MorePython Rock
Tuesday saw us taking some more activities to local sights. The south easterly wind has dropped and the weather is more settled and sunny. There are fewer clouds on the mountains. In the morning we went on a 4WD trip to Kerry’s Lookout. This gave us views across the Kerry valley with views to Beaudesert […]
Read MoreNature Walks
This morning (Monday), we had the privilege of doing a nature walk with Michael O’Reilly, one of the older members of the famous O’Reilly family. He kept us captivated for over 3 hours as he described many of the plants, insects and bird life. He also had an amazing ability to learn the names of […]
Read MoreEaster Sunday
We thought that the meals were one of the challenges of being here at O’Reilly’s, but today we found that it was coping with Chocolate Easter Eggs. Almost every time tbhat we turned around, we were presented with another Easter Egg. Seriously, we are learning that the staff here do an excellent job of looking […]
Read MoreWalking at O’Reilly’s
We are enjoying our time at O’Reilly’s, however with an abundance of food, it is very easy to put on a lot of weight. Thankfully, there are enough activities throughout the day to be able to work off some calories. Yesterday (Easter Saturday) I did a 23km walk through the Lamington National Park. We started […]
Read MoreO’Reilly’s
It’s Good Friday today and we are spending Easter at O’Reillys Rainforest Retreat in the Lamington National Park in Queensland. Current Location map We flew up to Brisbane yesterday afternoon and stayed at the Crest Hotel In Anne Street. This morning, we caught the shuttle up here from the Brisbane Transport Centre, arriving at about […]
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