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Cliff
CHARLESWORTH (47B) & his wife Pauline [Reporter: Gerry PECK] Arrival Sunday 17th April Cliff
and Pauline Charlesworth arrived as scheduled and
in good order. The flight was ahead of schedule and we met them at the time
the flight was originally due to touchdown, they were both in good
spirits but glad the long journey was over. In keeping with our duties
as hosts, we drove them directly to the house and after a bit of a chinwag,
fed them a light meal and settled them into their room.
Day One – Monday 18th April I
arranged for a mid-day meal with Roy Dusty
Ashman and his wife Kay, this gave Cliff and Pauline the chance to meet them
and a very pleasant lunch was enjoyed by all. The venue was "The Buffet
Garden" at the Sunnybank Shopping Mall. Prior to that we had spent an hour
or so at The Daisy Hill Koala Sanctuary, where we were lucky enough to
see one koala in the enclosure and one outside, along with a wallaby and a
kookaburra. Seeing them in their natural habitat was a good start to the
holiday for Cliff and Pauline. Lunch
out of the way, we set off for On the escarpment
(above & below) Pauline, Cliff & Gerry
Pauline, Cliff & Margaret Tamborine Estate Vineyard & Winery
Pauline, Cliff & Gerry On the
way back to ‘Yetaboon’ for the evening meal, we
called in at Pex Computers, where we found them
flat-chat, with customers in and out like fiddlers’ elbows. Once the shop had
quietened down, a tour of After
the evening meal, we rounded off the day with a quick visit to daughter
Kathleen's place and had a look at her and husband Travis' hard work, lots of
projects going on there as they prepare to place it on the market later this
year. We had them back to ‘Yetaboon’ and tucked up
in bed by about 21.30 hrs. Day Two – Tuesday 19th April The
day dawned bright and sunny so we got ready to drive north to the Apart
from some heavy traffic on the southern side of the Gateway Tollway, we had a
good run up to Mooloolaba. Cliff and Pauline enjoyed the displays and huge
aquariums; they were especially entertained by the very clever seal performance
put on as live entertainment.
Cliff and new friend
Shark ordering lunch: “I’ll have that one – with chips.
Yes, the one with the camera.”
Say “Ahhhh” Lunch
there was quickly served, well prepared, reasonably priced and plentiful as
regards quantity. We had fish and chips with beverage of choice to wash it
down.
Photographed from the “Mudjimba” - Pelicans on the canal Lunch
out of the way; we took the "Mudjimba" boat tour of the residential
canals and islands that adorn the lower reaches of the Mooloola
river. The boat returned with about eight minutes to go before the planned
rendezvous and as soon as the "Mudjimba" was safely moored, we
hastened towards the foyer of Underwater World. We never
quite made it, for we were accosted by Tony and Muriel, whom we had
never met before, as we headed along the jetty. In the midst of the greetings
and hubbub, along came our good friends the Hutchinsons.
A few minutes of excited chit chat and we made our way into Mooloolaba for a
quick wet and in the case of Lynne, some lunch, as she had come straight out
after finishing a nursing shift. We found a licensed bar and organised some bevvies and coffees, as per the taste of the individual,
while Lynne ordered some nosh. We had a most convivial hour and half and
Arborfield was well re-visited. Tony in particular was staggered at the
memories which came flooding back. Better yet, he and Phil, who live
reasonably close to each other, discovered many mutual interests and foremost
amongst these was golf. Phone numbers were exchanged and a good rapport was
established, very promising.
Cliff
was greatly heartened by the cordial welcome extended to him and Pauline, a
visit to Phil and Lynne’s place was arranged for next week, when the Charlesworth's will hire a car and set off for Bundaberg
to see the Great Barrier Reef and sundry other sights along the Coral Coast. On the
return journey we called in at the "Ettamogah
Pub” where we relaxed and had another beer, with wine for the ladies.
Cliff & Gerry with the “Ettamogah
Pub” in the background Pauline
loved the quirky souvenir shops near the pub and brought a small item of
jewellery. Traffic was light on the Published: May 2005
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