Brisbane and the Ginger Factory

The cousins met up at the Ginger Factory as planned. H. had to be reminded frequently that E. is not a life sized Teddy bear - so strong was his affection. We went on the boat ride and the train ride, got the fridge magnet, and had ginger sorbet, ginger beer and ginger bread men - the boys absolutely loved it!

We have been having trouble tearing ourselves away from Damon, Cathy, Magnum and Emmett's place. Some highlights included being in a place that feels like home (complete with toys and a Christmas tree), and a really lovely afternoon at cousin Monique and Chris' place with Fien, Ted, Justine, Brett and kids.

Also loved the 'Spotty Room' and 'Magic Land' at the Gallery of Modern Art (where we went with our friends from Mataranka after we bumped into them 'coincidentally' taking the same train to Southbank). There were playgrounds and swimming pools and often they were combined. We finally felt the need to wear some bed clothes to fend off the Brisbane 'chill', and our car had a bit of a wash on the front lawn - usually souvenir gifts of Fraser Island's coloured sands are encased in glass bottles...

In the kids words, "Brisbane is awesome!" My sentiments exactly.