22 July 2014, en route to Fraser Island
We arrived. We met Queenslanders. They told jokes. To whit … ‘and said God: “That’s Queensland, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful people, impressive towns; it is the home of the world’s finest artists, musicians, writers, thinkers, explorers and politicians. The people from Queensland are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and they’re going to be found travelling the world. They’ll be extremely sociable, hard-working and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as speakers of truth.’ The newcomer gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, “What about balance God, you said there will be BALANCE!” God replied very wisely, “Wait till you see the wankers I’m putting next to them in New South Wales.” Nobody said migration was easy. We are, after all, boat people. There are benefits, though. Sunshine and spectacular sunsets are top of today’s list…