Merry Christmas 2023

 Well, we are coming to the butt end of the year again. Luckily (or by good planning by someone 🤔) we have Xmas and the New Year break to look forward to to round out another year.

We don’t have big plans for Xmas this year but are spending time at home here in Queensland with my little bro’s family. 

We have had some wicked thunderstorms in the days leading up to Christmas but this didn’t stop us from getting out for an early ride with my kids, Steve and Mike, a QANTAS mate on Xmas eve. Parking outside The Flying Bean cafe', the remnants of yesterdays storms were lingering in the Numinbah Valley blotting out views of Mt Warning but making for a dramatic outlook.

Luckily, it was an early ride because massive thunderstorms rolled in late morning then again late afternoon Xmas eve, smashing various parts of South East Queensland. 

Credit South Brisbane Storms. 

Thankfully we were home by then and were spared the ~12cm hailstones that some suffered!😳 It is almost unfathomable to my tiny mind that these huge chunks of ice are not only suspended in the air but get sucked up to anywhere around 60 000ft before they either get too heavy or the storm loses some intensity, when they plummet to earth.

Credit South Brisbane Storms. 

Anyway, I hope all 3 of my regular readers 😜 have a great holiday season and are looking forward to 2024. I have some plans on the drawing board. Wish me luck - I may need it. 🫤

See you in 2024!

Cheers.