Crikey!

So I'm in Brisbane, strolling through a mall where I've just had lunch with a colleague and I see a kids' novelty attraction that just begs to have its picture taken...















Oh, yeah. And I just happen to have the kids with me (well, most of them, anyway) - in flat-traveler format, that is. So now the kids can say that they have been on a croc hunt with the man himself!

I thought I'd also have the kids pose individually with the wide-eyed reptile-chaser, just for posterity!

I love my family and I miss them very, very much.

CS OUT

More Australia Stuff - Brisbane Riverfire

I went to this "gathering" in Brisbane last night called Riverfire. They called it a "festival" but to me it was just a really cool and over-the-top fireworks display. Around 300,000 people gathered downtown on the riverbanks and bridges and in the buildings nearby and watched.

The display was very impressive. It opened with a military F-111 jet lighting off its afterburner right over the crowd and then peeling up into the sky. They must have done something extra to make the flame bigger, because I've never seen an afterburner look that way. It was this huge yellow flame shooting out the plane exhaust. Usually you see a nice, compact, pretty blue flame. It was neat. They also finished the show in the same way.

The fireworks were probably the best I've ever seen. It was like a non-stop finale from start to finish that lasted 45 minutes. Also, there were smaller fireworks being shot off 6 of the surrounding buildings. It was all choreographed to popular music, both past and present. Check out a sample below:

Of course, it was much better in person; small camera videos wouldn't do it much justice.

So, that was my fun for the week!

CS OUT