Gatton and Brisbane

CS1 Cantrell was our secret weapon

On Gatton

I struck gold with Phyllis Herberich and her family, and the Mt Sylvia State School.

I couldn't have done this without Phyllis Herberich!

On the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard with the Australian Herberich clan

The staff, students, and parents of Mt. Sylvia State School, and the Herberichs were gracious hosts.

The Gatton Gang

Phyllis and I went for a drive and walk in the beautiful Lockyer Valley, in a national park. That is where I saw two things I have never seen before:
1. Galah.  Phyllis and I saw a flock of galahs in flight.  To be referred to as a galah is an unflattering term; i.e. a clown.
2. Goana,.  "Lie down, otherwise they climb up you," said Phyllis. She is talking about a type of monitor lizard known as the goana. Everyone in Australia seems to know about lying down when you see one. 

This is a galah.

This is a goana.

On Brisbane

The next day, Brad Lingard referred some visitors and me to the Brekky Creek  (Breakfast Creek) Hotel for a beer.  My cohorts were kind enough to drink down the keg so that I could spike a new one, pictured below.  Sue guided me through my initiation.  Thanks for the photos, Brad.