Bundaberg here we come

Really disappointed that there was no New Year celebration on the plane, so Celia and I had a couple Singapore Sling's, some Baileys(for Celia), red wine and a beer or two and our own little new year party was well under way. It sadly only lasted about 15 minutes as I was coming down with something so I curled up under my comfy Singapore Airlines blanket and dozed off.

We were now in Brisbane on Australian soil for the first time, well sort off.. We had to get through customs first. They managed to single Celia and I out somehow, and put our bags through the biggest x-ray machine i have ever seen. From there we were escorted to bag checking area where they probed us with questions about what we were carrying to such an extent that i became completely paranoid. They swabbed our bags for drugs and had the sniffer dogs all over us for about a half hour. What an experience. When they were done they sent us off on our way with a smile on their face... unbelievable!!

We jumped in our hire car and sped off to Bundaberg to see Monika and Jeremy on his birthday. The storm of all storms had hit Queensland, tropical low pressure systems that they had not seen in 15 years, great!! We made it there though and had an awesome day getting to know Jeremy and his friends. Bundaberg seems like the town that time forgot and reminds me of my earliest memories of going to coastal towns in SA.

Oh yes, they also have a great rum distillery which would be making a fair bit of money from me and surprisingly Celia over the next few weeks i'm sure.