Brisbane River and City Skyline

Yesterday we caught up with a friend for a BBQ on the Boardwalk in Brisbane. Quite a few of the parks around Brisbane have free gas BBQ's, simply press a button, wait a few seconds for the plate to warm up then start cooking. What a day, we found a covered table with benches right next to a BBQ, and it was right on the river bank, the wash from the ferries was rippling against the rocks below us. The sky had a few puffs of white clouds, and the cliffs behind us were reflecting the sun with the most amazing colors.

I've uploaded some photos to my flickr account, check out the panorama of the river taken from the Cliff's Boardwalk, which looks out over South Brisbane, then pans across to the city Botanic Gardens, and finishes over the city skyline.

I've also posted a picture of the citycat, which is one of the two types of ferry that run the length of the river from the University of Queensland down to Brett's Wharf. Ceejay had never been on the citycat, even though she's Brisbane born and bred, I guess that's the danger of relying on a car too much.

The weather is still playing havoc with our bodies, we were OK yesterday, but by late afternoon we were exhausted. The temperature was only 30℃ but we were pretty much out in the sun all day with very little protection apart from sunscreen. I think I need to buy a hat.

We saw some kayakers, they were a bunch of Japanese students, the person in the red kayak was an instructor, I waved hello when they came close enough, seemed like a friendly bunch, they all wanted their pictures taken. Apparently the water was a bit salty yesterday, a few of the kayakers weren't very balanced and went for a swim, and none of them seemed to like the taste of the river, and every one of them seemed eager to get back into their kayak. We thought they were a bit nervous about the sharks, but they're harmless, they only eat the fish.