Picture of the week - Shoal Bay

Greetings !!

What can I say ? Australia is a big place and we've got to see as much of it as we can. Yes, we've just got back from a long weekend away. It was the kind of weekend you just don't want to come home from......you know what I mean ? Friday was a Public Holiday ( ANZAC Day - Australia and New Zealand Army Corps [ or something thereabouts ] ). It is a day to commemorate Australian and New Zealand soldiers and is taken very seriously. It is also the only day when it is legal to play " 2 UP ", apparently.

Right, this week's picture was taken yesterday at One Mile Beach ( most patches of coastline have a One Mile Beach and some even have Four, Seven and Nine Mile Beaches - don't ask ! There are also One [ and more ] Mile Hills on the major highways . As you can see, the rain has stopped - but I digress.
Left to right -
Penny and Glen Buchanan with their children Ryan and Greg in front of them. They were having a genuine Australian holiday........they've travelled just about everywhere else in the world ! Glen is a Radiologist in Johannesburg and we have stacks in common - DHS, Wedding Anniversary, fantastic wives....
Glen and Andrea Schlaphoff with their children Dale and Rhett. Glen is a Radiologist and Andrea gave up a big job at DiData when they moved to Sydney 6 years ago. We met when I was an Intern and Glen was in 6th Year. It has been great to enter their lives again. I think the feeling is mutual but I must admit, I haven't checked.
Bronwyn and Dylan Wesley with their children Matty and Jen. Dylan is a .....................................................................................................................................................beautiful wife Bronwyn.
Andrew and Mandy Stuart and their children Kelly and Sean. Andrew and Mandy are both, you guessed it - Radiologists who left SA for New Zealand 11 years ago and then crossed the Tasman to, you guessed it - Sydney, about a year and a half ago.
We all stayed at Shoal Bay Resort and Spa - check it out http://www.shoalbayresort.com/ and don't forget to " Google Earth " Shoal Bay. It all falls into an area called Port Stephens - wow, what a spot !!! Shoal Bay is on the Southern side of the bay ( Port Stephens ) which is huge ( seven times as much water as Port Jackson ( Sydney Harbour ), Glen S. tells me. There are numerous bays, beautiful hills and fantastic seaside beaches which are easily accessible.

Work is going well, by the way and Matt and Jen are back at school tomorrow.

Lots of love to you all,

Dyl, Bron, Matt and Jen