Today was markets...markets...and more markets!! We took a nice long drive to the Eummandi markets which had row and rows of stalls of knick knacks and food and all kinds of stuff. It has a nice hippy feel about the place and it was a good day. Bought a clock for the house which I couldn't resist and had more daily corn on the cob which I also couldn't resist. Lunch consisted of German Bratwurst sausages which was YUMMY!!! Nana bought tons of stuff AGAIN...I fancy she loves these old markets.

After the markets it was a drive up the mountain to this quaint little place called Montville. Up the winding road I drove quite bravely. It was raining when we reached so I bought ponchos for the parents and we had our daily steak pie and coffee while we waited for the rain to stop. The small cottages were actually little shops with unique items like lamp shades, frog figurines, cuckoo clocks etc etc...window shopped for a bit and Nana bought tons of stuff AGAIN

After heading home (including a stop at South Bank for the Coat of Arms stall which was closed)
we had laksa for dinner and then headed to the Treasury Casino to earn back what we spent. Tried my luck at Roulette but no smell. Pokies didn't give much returns as well. Signed Papa up for Texas Hold-up and I think that was the highlight of the night. Managed to get a seat for him at the AUS $5/$10 table and he sat down like a pro. He was off to a shaky start at first trying to learn the rules of the game but after an hour, he was placing his bets like he'd been playing all his life. He made AUS$ 75 and we all went home happy.

Preparing for our Toowomba trip today (Sunday), Papa showed me that there were at least 11 Distant's living in Toowomba and in the Queensland area!! Now this is really interesting news and today we are going Distant watching!! I am really really excited and hope we can finally find our roots ....will keep you posted