Following our get together in Noosa, we headed further south to meet up again with Jonathan, Triona, Diarmuid and Nara and their extended family at their home in Scarborough just outside of Brisbane.   Like us, they have taken ‘a year out’ from the rat race and have been happily settled here for the last seven months.

We knew we were in for a real treat as we drove through town, beautiful houses with yachts parked in marinas at the bottom of their gardens – the place had style written all over it!

Serious rest and relaxation was needed and it’s exactly what we got; 3 days chilling in the pool in-between walks and coffee breaks at the local restaurants and, we slept in a comfortable bed for the first time in months – thanks Diarmuid :-).

We were so chilled out we forgot to take the camera out apart from the few shots we took of us messing around in the pool – Jonathan and Diarmuid took plenty with their underwater camera.  When Diarmuid finished school it was straight into the water for some acrobatic dives and general fooling about.  In the evenings and until the early hours Jonathan and I would put the world to right over a few bottles of beer or wine.

We had a great few days and enjoyed the catch up and their company so much – thank you guys for your hospitality and we’ll see you all again in August.