Toorbul and Bribie Island

Had 2 fishing trips the last 2 weekends. Went to Toorbul around lunch time as the tide was coming in. Didn't catch any fish but it was a lovely day.

Went to Bribie Island last weekend with some friends who had come down for the Greek Festival. It was amazing how peaceful and quiet it was beside the water, especially as it was Friday evening.

Went to the Panyiri Greek Festival on Saturday. It was fantastic. We really had a great time. We tried all sorts of food. The first picture if of Fried Baby Octopus - wasn't overly excited about them. But we also ate Souvlaki (chicken and lamb on a stick), Cabbage Rolls (filled with mince and rice), Mousaka (like a lasagne with mince, eggplant and potato layers), Honey Puffs (pastry puffs swimming in honey), Greek Meatballs (bit spicy for me but the others loved them), Houlimi (Fried Cheese), Greek Yoghurt and ice cream, Dutch profitteroles, Baklava (puff pastry with a nutty filling), Greek Shortbread, Turkish Delight, some sort of biscuit that was cooked and then soaked in honey and rolled in a nutty mixture and then cooked again. Now it sounds like we ate a lot but we just bought a serve of each thing and then shared it so that we could all get a taste of lots of things. Steve (our mate), Patrick and Nicholas took Steve's 3 girls on the dodgems and they had a blast. I video taped it as well which turned out really well. I don't have any luck putting it on the blog though. To watch the face of Tara, in with Nick, through the tape is hilarious. She starts all smiles and then has one hand up on her head and ends up with her head in both her hands.

We then got caught in a storm and ended up all soaked. We decided not to stay for the evening entertainment and fireworks and headed home for hot showers, dry clothes and hot milos. Perfect way to finish a great day.