Back to Brisbane

July 24, 2012

BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA -- We woke up to another chilly morning at the farm, had some hot tea and breakfast, and then quickly loaded up the coach and set off to Brisbane, completing our week-and-a-half Queensland circle. About 20 mins into our ride everyone got their cell reception back - I had some 100+ emails, and all from what was basically a Sunday in the USA. Anyway the coach lit up with chatting for a bit, and once everyone got caught up we arrived at our first stop, the tiny town of Eidsvold. It was mainly a toilet stop, but we were making good time so a few of the students sent post cards home from the post office there, and the rest emptied out the local supermarket's supply of tim tams and other candy. I actually found three-packs of butter menthols, so I stocked up on a bunch to bring friends and family back home.

A few hours later we made it to Murgon, the still-tiny but much-larger town of 4500 people that is home to the Queensland Diary Museum. Thanks to a bunch of local volunteers who served us a nice lunch, and after we finished we had time to explore the museum.

July 24, 2012 - One interesting item from the museum was a photo of this building from 1902.
The British flag was still flying, as Australia wasn't a country yet.

Our delegation with a few of the volunteers who showed us around.

After our visit to Murgon we had one last toilet stop in the afternoon, and by evening we were back to the third-largest city in Australia, beautiful Brisbane! We headed to the other side of the river from the CBD and walked along the banks for a mile or so in South Brisbane, which afforded some great skyline photos.

A beach, lake, river, and city skyline - all in one!

The Brisbane CBD from South Brisbane.

Following our walk, we made it to Amici's, an Italian restaurant that served us a ridiculously large amount of food - everyone had salads, bread, pizza, pasta, and ice cream, and honestly I may have already forgotten something more. It was delicious, filling, and everyone got right to sleep upon our arrival at the hotel.