Mike and Deb are on a cruise around Australia and they had a stop in Brisbane. We made sure that we had a nice day planned with them as this is our fourth time seeing them on our 900+ days of travel. We took a cruise with them in Alaska and we also saw them in London and in Dover. They love to cruise, so we always cross reference our plans with theirs. The cruise port is at the mouth of the Brisbane river so we coordinated the meet up at the Hamilton Ferry stop, the closest ferry stop to the port. We rode the ferry upstream, towards the city, pointing out all the sights along the way. We stopped off at the South Bank terminal and walked along the river through the pool/beach area. Here we stopped and ate some tasty bits including a fruit salad, spinach balls and some hummus. Mike and I walked past the Maritime Museum and over the pedestrian bridge while Leslie and Deb took the ferry across the river. We could see all the ships and maritime related items from the elevated pedestrian bridge. A leisurely stroll through the Old Botanical Gardens was followed by a tasty Greek Lunch at Opa. Our server was from Thailand and her name was Soda, like from Seinfeld. She was great and she told us about the Koh Tao Island in Thailand
We rode up on the orange "Bingo" themed City Cat. They have a blue one for Bluey and the orange one for Bluey's friend Bingo
Perhaps an old coast guard ship now a home on the river
A midday crossing of the Storey bridge
This tern has a fish
On the south bank looking over at the new Queens Warf development
This pedestrian bridge was just being built two years ago
A pied butcherbird
We saw lots of bright dyed hair
An orange doo
Highschoolers in their uniforms
A very odd boat down by the Maritime Museum
Looking down at a lighthouse boat from the pedestrian bridge
Dancing ladies mosaic on the sidewalk
Bird of Paradise flower mosaic on the sidewalk
Spiders!
Walking the path in the park
Detailed bark pattern
This Australian Ibis was showing off for the ladies
Mossy steps
A jungle like area
With a Buff Banded Rail
After the park we had to detour through town for a bit
A statue on the sidewalk
At Opa, they had Morton Bay Bugs
We got a great table at Opa with a good breeze and right next to the river
