Old and New Friends

Hey hey hey, the weekend is here and with absolutely nothing on my to do list it looks like being a good one.

The commute is back for Sarah, with her starting work in Brisbane in the Valley. Up at the crack of dawn she heads off to Nerang for her 1.2 hour train journey. It is meant to be express, but it stops at at least 6 stations. The train is surprisingly busy, just like London, the only difference is people bring with them camping chairs (complete with drink holder) and open them up in the aisle and park off with the paper for trip. It is not uncommon for friendly commuter banter in the carriage to occur either.Quite a shock to the system.

The last month has really flown past with work picking up, playing weekend golf and having Brad and Jen over from the London it has been like London times where you work and play hard.

It has been really good to have some familiar faces around the place again and through Jen and her Gold Coast connections we seem to have met a few more people as well as had BBQ’s and drinks at 2 of the Gold Coasts best venues for views-namely Jens folks place and the Penthouse where she and Brad stayed during their time on the coast-both overlooking the ocean from 18 floors up on clear blue days with a beer in your hand, what could be better? I was dead keen to change the locks and stage one of the longest lock-ins ever!!!!!!

You know it is a small world when you arrive at golf, are signing and the lady behind the counter recognizes your name, turns out Francis Anderson is a good friend of the Riddles, at this point I started to turn and run, and remembers my name from Ross and I playing golf at Kloof Country Club, as it turns out she is the handicapper at the Gold Coast Country Club and could turn out to be a handy person to know (for when we thump the old men at golf again Riddle). You can’t go to far wrong when you know the Handicapper.

To end off this entry I would just like to wish Ross and Sarah all the best for their wedding day tomorrow, we hope it goes fantastically well for the both of you and look forward to seeing the photo’s and hearing about the festivities. Once again sorry we couldn’t be there though will definitely thinking of the 2 of you come Saturday afternoon. All the best guys.

Just gone 8pm, the bulls have lost and SA are 50 for 2, I am going for a beer to drown my sorrows and hope that the Sharks brighten up the weekend for a Saffa in Aus.

Macca