So today was always going to be a day of mixed feelings. Early this year I was asked to present a lecture in my old course at my former place of employ. The lecture was to be about the current political situation in Japan. Plan A was that we were going to do it via Skype from Tokyo, beamed into Sippy Downs, SunCoast.
When we realised the dates of the lecture and my visit home were to coincide, well, we opted for an in-person version, because few of us have that level of confidence in technology.
That meant a drive from the Gold Coast to the Sunshine Coast, via Brisbane to undertake a few odds and ends as well.
Just what I really wanted to do...really, not really.
Anyway, I figured that one's efforts could be assuaged with a visit to Moffat Beach along the way; which was a fine idea except that this particular Wednesday decided to be the only one during my stay whereupon the precipitation levels reached double figures...all the way up and all the way back.
Even so...
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| It was dark and stormy |
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| The waves curled |
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| ...and crashed |
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| ...and splashed |
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| The reef out there |
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| The receding break |
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| The lip |
...the waves and their patterns are always worth it no matter what the weather.
And who really is going to complain about a little bit of the old familiar...
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| The kangas were there |
Lecture complete, it was back to the highway, a stop for nostalgia's sake at Caboolture and then on and through to the Gold Coast. Another long day. Just like the olden days.
[Camera : Lumix TZ-85, 3.31-3.38pm, 4.51pm; 24 August 2016]
