Brisbane/Oktoberfest

I am here in Australia on holiday, and enjoying it so much.  Lots of hot showers, about 4 a day!  They even have this great invention here called "Sliced Bread" maybe you have heard of it, but the Solomons has not.  I got in one week ago and have done some shopping and gotten a hair cut.  I forget I have an accent here, because no one really cares in Gizo.  But I walked in to a hair salon while waiting for a bus and asked the girl "Excuse me mam, but do yall take walk ins?"  She looked at me confused, and said she didn't understand a word I said.  So I asked if I needed an appointment, and then got my hair cut.  The whole time the girls in the empty shop giggled at me whenever I spoke, pretty funny being the foreigner, although I guess I have the foreigner a lot lately.

Last Saturday I went to Brisbane's Oktoberfest celebrations, it was great, drinking draught beer, giant pretzels, fried everything, and nice German Sausages, the girls there were not too bad either as you can see in the photos.  There was also a massive fight there with a lot of pushing and shoving and a few big guys punching it out for about 15 min, they even got into a punch up with the police.  But Aussie's are big so I scooted out of the way pretty quick.

The next few days I spent helping some friends Dave and Chelsea from fatboys in Gizo move some stuff away, and stayed with Chelsea's mom in Brisbane.  They were very nice, and it was nice to do something neighborly and feel like a true friend.  We don't get that domestic type of atmosphere in Gizo, so I really enjoyed it.  Now I am with Dave down on the Gold Coast south of Brisbane at the beach in a nice condo, I have my own room, tv and bathroom.  We have just been relaxing and enjoying a nice place.

Talk To Yall Soon

Luke