That's what they call Queensland, and it's well deserved.  I spent the last few days up the coast in Rockhampton and they were every bit as tropical and relaxing as anywhere in the world I've been (which, as you know Dear Reader, is all over the world).  Watching the sun rise over the Pacific:



Of course, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to go diving off the Great Barrier Reef.  I've been certified for awhile and dived off 3 different coasts, but none of it could compare.

  

One interesting thing I just happened to see on my travels was the original Qantas "complex."  How times change...



This morning I arrived in Brisbane, which I'll be calling home for the next few weeks at least. I've arranged to stay at TGH, which seems pretty cool thus far and just happens to host some of my Sydney friends as well!  After that I might return to Sydney, or perhaps I'll hop across the Tasman to New Zealand.  We'll see.