Friday, August 22, 2014

Mobile data

Hi all, it seems while I have been trying to download my photos etc to my laptop I have used all my data for the month. Still can't get the photos sorted. I need a person to sit with me and help???? ... So I have blocked my phone for data and am not sure if this means no SMS...
Such a pain.otherwise I will be charged hugely....
We are at Mission Beach right over the road from the beach, which is really lovely. It is a nice park with pretty gardens but we are packed in like Coles car park.....!!!!! Everyone very friendly . We were even given fish yesterday and I went and joined the gang for five o'clock drinks and bocce. Reece not so social!!! Some of these people are here for months to escape the cold winter down south. So they all know each other very well. We have just returned from a long walk along the beach..... In the rain!!!!some very nice houses here and heaps for sale and seem very reasonable priced. Cyclone Yasi has caused so much damage along this coastline in 2011. Cardwell was devastated, but the esplanade there has been completely rebuilt and great now. Bruce highway goes right through the edge of the beach and was completely washed away.
We went from Cardwell to Paronella Park. This beautiful park was built by a Spanish pastry cook Jose Paronella. He started in 1929 to create a house 13 hectares of garden, tennis courts, hydro electric power from Mena Falls. In the 30's and 40's people would come to play tennis , swim, wedding, movies , ballroom. The hub of all fun. It has had a traumatic time with fires, and cyclones . Now owned privately and they are doing a fantastic job at recreating Jose dream. It is truly amazing and worth checking it out on the Internet. We stayed there in the small rainforest caravan park and did the night tour where the lights on the buildings and falls are lit. Gorgeous.
This is now the weather that I remember of Queensland. My hair now curly from the rain. I am damp. But not too hot...overcast. We did get some pool time yesterday tho!
Happy Birthday dearest Jo for yesterday. Hope that cold disappears very quickly.

Love to all Penelope

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