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The Big "?": For the second leg of the race, you'll be heading to Queensland...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011. For the second leg of the race, you'll be heading to Queensland. Our second stop of the trip was the one I was most excited for: Far North Queensland. It's a beautiful spot that holds many great memories and adventures, having living in Port Douglas for more than four months back in 2007. I've been anxious to revisit our former home to see how fast things might have changed. We also had a trip booked to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef (a must-do! We missed it. We saw a coupl...
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The Big "?": January 2012
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Monday, January 30, 2012. Morning Tea with K-Rudd. My workplace was in a flurry recently as I walked in to find that everyone had been cleaning madly for the past few days. While the (grocery) store was looking great, I knew that this wasn't all for naught. I could only visualize a scene from North Korea where steel workers were tidying up for Kim Jong-Il's (1941-2011) imminent visit. Who could possibly be showing up? Subsequently Kevin '07's term as PM came to an abrupt end in 2010 when (we had left the...
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The Big "?": May 2011
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Saturday, May 28, 2011. The Death of Surfers? For the past few weeks, I've been doing a bit of work for an organization in Surfers Paradise that works with city council to organize events and marketing for the suburb. It's been one of the most interesting jobs I've had, mostly because what I've learned in this short time about our town is astounding. Contest at Sin City nightclub. Is it the global economy keeping international visitors away? Posted by Dayle and Adrian Questionmark. Wednesday, May 18, 2011.
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The Big "?": August 2011
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Thursday, August 25, 2011. Shhh don't tell anyone, but we're kind of hooked on a slightly nerdy board game. We blame our pal Tim, who gave Settlers of Catan. As a gift to his wife Fleur's family for Christmas. They all started playing and couldn't stop. Then Adrian arrived in Oz and stayed at their house for a week in February, and played Catan all week. Instant convert. We didn't come back to Oz for beach or exotic trees. right? Rufus the cat and Fleur face off. So, in case you're looking for a new past...
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The Big "?": September 2011
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Not far from our apartment is the South Bank Parklands. Perched on a rock at the edge of the duckpond. And then a bit of movement catches your eye on another rock, and there's a smaller lizard, running on its hind legs in a near-standing position, just like a tiny velociraptor! It's a lizard-vs-duck world out there. An unlikely jogging hazard. The former Gondwanaland park. Lizard near the Kangaroo Point cliffs. We even have a resident lizard who's made his home on our own bac...
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The Big "?": October 2011
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011. We're back in sweltering Brisbane after a delightful week and a bit in New Zealand. For one thing, it sure is strange to holiday in a cold country only to come back to a hot place. the complete opposite of what we'd usually do! But though the South Island was a little chilly, it was kind of nice to put on some layers, don toques and gloves, and - dare I say it? Stomp around in the snow! We got caught up in the Rugby World Cup. Posted by Dayle and Adrian Questionmark. It's been ...
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The Big "?": A Weekend in the Centre
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Friday, December 2, 2011. A Weekend in the Centre. The third stop of our journey around Oz was a far bigger jump than the previous, so there was no time to waste. We barely had time to squeeze in a swim in our magnificent hotel pool at the Sheraton Port Douglas, or to have a peek at beautiful Four Mile Beach (my former commute to work), before it was time to pack up and head to the centre of Australia. We were happy to learn on 26 November that Qantas had NOT yet gone on strike again! And managed to brav...
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The Big "?": March 2011
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Last week a funny thing happened on the Gold Coast. It's usually pretty breezy here, but one day the wind died down and was replaced by other sounds- a faint buzzing, the occasional "whap! And we started noticing these large shiny black beetles that were suddenly EVERYWHERE, buzzing around, flying into things, and creating mild havoc here on the coast. Diving straight into the pool with glee. After that, I stayed away from the pool, but we started noticing these things everywhere...
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The Big "?": July 2011
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Surfers Paradise Hit List #4: Our 2 Favourite Pastimes. From now on, if anyone ever asks us what our interests are, our answer is going to be "Surfing. and brunch.". For locals that were happening at the surf school just down the block from us. We almost chickened out when we saw the weather forecast for the day - 41 km/hour winds! And saw the giant waves crashing on the beach. But then again, what better time to learn? So we showed up at Cheyne Horan Surf School. The local vetera...
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The Big "?": October 2010
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Saturday, October 30, 2010. Feeling like Nacho Libre. It's one of the most exciting days of the year today — the day before Halloween. All week, we've been busily getting our costumes ready for the big day, and all month, it's been a time of mad brainstorming to figure out what we'll be. Be a Victorian-era safari explorer, the Statue of Liberty, Tron, Burt (from Burt's Bees), Domokun, or a garden gnome. Now he just has to figure out how to fit through doorways (and our narrow apartment hallway), hope the...
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