Muddy river

The Myall River runs through Dalby. It does not look like this b/c of all the rain. it ALWAYS looks like this! So gross...I feel sorry for the ducks that live here.

Kangaroo hunting

Frank and Dan were off on Saturday, so we headed out to Broadwater Lake where there have been a lot of Kangaroo sightings lately. We hit the jackpot and saw lots. Luckily we had the Ute, b/c had we been in the car, we'd still be stuck in the yuck caused by 3 days of rain!

Sorry...

I just had to share.

But last night's sunset was AMAZING. It looked like the sky was exploding w/color.

The clouds were blurred... if you notice, the trees are in focus.

Father's day dinner

Sheryl and I created a dinner yesterday for the fathers that are here.

The guys got off of work early (only worked 8 hours) so we even had some time to relax b/f dinner.

Kangaroos

Tim and Shane went to Broadwater Lake at Sunset on Saturday and got these wonderful pictures.

We see a lot more wallabies than we do kangaroos. They said that there were probably 100.

Our Fearless Leader

This is Tim... obviously, he did not take the golf totally serious! He donned Lee's mullet wig for the occasion.

We played golf w/the start up crew on Sunday. We traveled to Toowoomba, which is in the mountains. It proved to be a little more rugged than most of us were used to. About 1/2 had never played before! Most of us went out for dinner afterwards.

BBQ and Texas Hold 'em

We hosted a "start up" BBQ and poker party on Saturday. There were 20 people here at one point!

I cannot resist a beautiful sunset

Especially in Fiji, where they always seem to be spectacular.

Climbing the mountain to the other side of the Island

We decided to climb the mountain to the other side of the island. There is another resort there.

There is NOT much of a path and we were both in flip flops. We did manage to pull it off (w/o injury) and enjoyed the views from the top. We had a beer at the other resort, then took a boat back to our place. The 2 middle pictures are the view of our side of the island and the last is the view of the other side.

Green Coconuts

There are a lot of coconut trees on the resort. They keep the coconuts cut off of the trees that are near bures and walkways. This staff member was busy cutting down coconuts and offered to clean one for me so that I could drink the milk. Obviously Frank was not so sure about doing it...He did try it eventually!

Back to Likuliku Lagoon Resort, Malolo Island, Fiji

After a quick phone call to arrange a room and transportation to the other island, we were aboard a speed boat and on our way back to the resort where we stayed the last time that we were in Fiji. Once again, everything was perfect. The staff welcomed us back w/hugs and cheeky kisses...They all remembered our names, which did make us feel right at home. Simon (lighting the torches) and Al (our favorite bartender) posed for pictures!

Fiji resort and spa, Denerau Island

Our trip this time was supposed to be on the main island, where the Nadi (pronounced nan-dee) International Airport is located. We felt that since we had less time, we would stay closer to the airport. The suite was very nice, but from the get-go, we had some issues. Frank needed to do payroll and the internet was not functional. I was trying to unpack and could not find anywhere for folded clothes, so when i saw the 2x3 foot door in the bathroom wall, I thought maybe i'd found it. I pulled on the knob and the door FELL out of the wall, striking my head. in an effort to duck, I threw my right elbow forward. It hit the elbow (cutting and bruising it) and continued on to the floor, crashing into and breaking the toilet on the way down. The door, turned out to be a metal framed, concrete filled, tile covered, to cover the on demand water heater. Frank said it weighted at least 50 pounds.

Frank called the manager, he called the local physician...He said I'd live so we changed rooms (to one w/o a broken toilet)... and the next morning (internet still not working) we moved out. It also did not help, that I had an AWFUL headache and the next door neighbors had a screaming 2 year old. Today Frank filled out a review of the hilton, sent to him by hilton... he told me that he wasn't very nice.