Arrival in Brisbane

As Nancy mentioned,  the plane ride here was quite arduous so our first day was a recovery one. We did get out for a bit and, like other places we've been, I was struck  by both birds and trees.

The violet flowering Jacaranda trees are past their prime, apparently - quite a few in a park near our B&B. Also enormous banyan trees. They must not get the tree-trashing winds that we do. Birdsong quite unique to us; they made a terrific din outside the open air Thai place we went to for dinner. 

Earlier in the afternoon, we grabbed some tea and cake in a local bakery. We asked the young woman serving us about local pickleball courts where we might get a game. She was unaware but went on to say we might like to give lawn bowling a try. Lawn bowling! I'm old but not that old! I kept these thoughts to myself as she went on to explain that the Millenials and Gen Z's have taken over the sport - a huge social, pub food and drinking activity that can feature live entertainment. So, instead of not being old enough, turns out I'm too old for it.