Miss Twinkle and Fish

This is old Miss Twinkle she is not very approachable and you certainly would not try to pat her, I have managed to get her to eat some chicken out of my hand though but she wont come up on the couch or your lap, she sits under the coffee table in the lounge or under a chair by the fish tank other than that she spends most of her time on one of the daughter's bed's with her soft toys. She has a box of stuffed toys that she drags out one by one and takes them to the bedroom placing them all on the bed - yes she sleeps with them. As long as we feed her etc and let her do her own thing she is fine. The fish are fine they just swim around in their tank and they are very restful.

 

 

 

 

Carefully taking some chicken from my hand

 

Arrival Holland Park West

Monday 23rd:

We arrived in good time at Bapaume Road, got through the traffic and roadways with no problems and not getting lost, unlocked the door to be greeted with barking from Miss Twinkle, she is an old dog a Moodle, cross Maltese/Poodle, not a very friendly dog but we just gave her space and time to get used to having someone else in the house. The homeowners had left on a very early flight back to the Phillipines to visit family. We unloaded the car and settled in pretty quick.
Holland Park West is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The suburb was gazetted in 1972. It is located in the inner suburbs south-east of the Brisbane central business district between the Pacific Motorway and Logan Road. We are a 6min bus ride directly into the city of Brisbane. An older style of home however very comfortable and private. There are beautiful wooden floors and it is fairly cool although we do use the aircon if it gets too humid, there are ceiling fans also which circulate the air flow.

Goodbye Bobby

Monday 23rd:

Last minute goodbye with Bobby, he was such fun.

Spinnaker Bay Marina

Walking distance was the Spinnaker Bay Marina and Slipway, we used to walk Bobby down there he loved it raced all the way there however the return trip was much slower as his little legs along with our old legs were pretty tired. There are always Pelican sitting on the fence of the swimming enclosure and they make a good sight.

 

 

Almost time to move on

Brian had a round of Golf while we were at Redland Bay, he said it was ok but too bloody hot.
Our last day here was Sunday 22nd however as we were not due to our next house sit until the
Monday 23rd, the home owners said it was fine for us to stay the Sunday night as they were not due back from Adelaide SA until around 8.00pm on Sunday night. It worked out fine staying they duely arrived home after calling in to see their family at around 9.00pm, we had a cuppa and chat before turning in for the night. We left on Monday morning around 9.00am arriving at Holland Park at approx 1000am. We bathed Bobby and had some fun with him on our last day, he was such a great little dog and loved playing and walks.

Bathtime 

 

Coochie 2

 

 

 Below photo are of some Curlew that we spotted

 We did a walk through the Melalucca Bushlands

 

The Red Rock that means "Coochiemudlo"

Coochiemucdlo Island 1

We were only a 15min drive to the ferry terminal and took a trip across to Coochiemudlo, had lunch at the Red Rock Cafe then a walk around the foreshore and some of the streets on the Island before heading back to the mainland. It was very hot the day we went across, a lovely relaxing time.

Coochiemudlo Island is a small island in the southern part of Moreton Bay, near Brisbane, in South East Queensland, Australia.

The island is approximately 1 kilometre from Victoria Point, also in Redland City. A natural cliff composed of iron-rich rock is exposed on the south western side of the island. Sandy beaches wrap around the island's southern, eastern and northern sides. Mangroves cover the western foreshore of the island.

The name Coochiemudlo is an anglicised version of the Yuggera words kutchi (meaning red) and mudlo (meaning stone).

The island is serviced by a passenger ferry, operating approximately every half hour between about 5:00am and 11:00pm. A vehicular barge also operates regular services to and from the island. Due to the relatively small area, a car is not essential for getting around the island.
A small kiosk situated not far from the jetty serves refreshments. The Red Rock Cafe is also on the island, open 6 days per week (closed on Monday). Coffee, drinks, meals and open for dinner on the weekend plus a few other evenings.
There are many types of wildlife present on the island. It is well known for its birdlife including sea eagles, brahmani kites, magpies, rosellas, butcher birds,pheasants and a large growing colony of stone curlews which are counted each year.
The waters around Coochiemudlo abound in dugongs, turtles and dolphins.
There is a very interesting walk through the Melalueca Wetland Reserve with a great variety of native plants and trees.

 

The House

The house is just beautiful with a lovely pool, aircon and all mod cons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On We Move To Redland Bay

November 13th:

With the home owners safely home from the USA we had a coffee and chat with them briefly before heading off to our friends at Sippy Downs, the 2 days went fast and we headed off back down the highway to Redland Bay, we arrived here around 1.00pm to be greeted by the beautiful Bobby.

Redland Bay is a township at the southern end of Redland City. Redland Bay is some 35 km south-east of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. The township is named for the bay it sits on, which forms part of larger Moreton Bay.

Koala Bushlands 2