You do not have to return to this page in order to move to the next photo within an album. Each full-sized photo has a "previous" and "next" link at the top of the page.
If all else fails, you can always go to my album list and then click on the album you want. All albums from this trip have names starting with "feb2001". The first album from this trip is named "feb2001a.hawaii" so that it is listed first in alphabetical order among the feb2001 albums. The next album starts with feb2001b, and so on, so you can go through them in order if you like.
Tech note: I have used the URLs generated by photos.yahoo in the links below to take you directly to the thumbnail pages, and to display thumbnails for all the photos in the album, not just the first 12 or 16 or whatever the default is. However, yahoo changes the URL format from time to time so the links below might not always work as I intended. If that happens, you should always be able to start with the list of albums, as described above.
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| Early in February, 2001, I flew to Honolulu, arriving on a Friday evening and flying out to Australia very late Saturday night (actually early Sunday morning). The time was two hours earlier than in California. I stayed with my friend Mike, his wife Maria, and his son Sean. I had not seen Sean since 1987. On the way back from Australia, I stayed with them again, two nights that time. Mike and Maria took me out to eat many times, drove me around to sightsee, and generally kept me entertained. | |
| Honolulu feb2001a.Hawaii |
Sean sets up the air-conditioner in the room where I will sleep
Me, at the Mariposa restaurant for lunch by the water Me, pointing out something on the camera to Mike There are frequent sunshowers, so the gas pumps have plastic covers Mike, acting out the 70 mph wind at the Pali Pass Mike, lit by hall light with long exposure |
| After nearly 10 hours I arrived at Sydney airport, read for a few hours, and then flew 90 minutes to Brisbane. The time was 20 hours later than in Honolulu. I stayed nearly 3 weeks in the home of my college friend, who is known as Irvine, and his wife Jean and sons Jasper, 9, and Maclin, 4. They live in Alderley, about 15 minutes outside Brisbane. We all swam in their pool that afternoon, which was great in the 84� heat. At sunset, Irvine and I went to look at thousands of bats take off from nearby trees. During the rest of my stay, I frequently rode in to Irvine's office at Queensland University of Technology on the back of his motorcycle. He's a part-time lecturer there in e-commerce and also works on outside contracts. I also visited both boys' schools. | |
| Australia feb2001b.Australia1 |
Irvine's house in Alderley
Main entrance to that QUT campus Administration building at that QUT campus Irvine's building Communication Design Administration corridor Beadle's, where we frequently ate lunch View from inside Beadle's Maclin's preschool ("kindy") yard Maclin and Irvine work on a puzzle Another view of kindy indoors Closeup of Maclin and Irvine in the kindy yard Jean at the mud flats Irvine, Jean, and dog Silky at the mud flats Maclin and Jean at home Maclin and Jean at home, photo by Jasper Candlelit dining room photo by Jasper Maclin and Jean hug |
| Irvine coaches Jasper's baseball team. In Jasper's age group, the coach pitches to his own players, with one knee on a pad. They had several practices and games while I was there. | |
| Baseball feb2001c.baseball |
Irvine pitches at practice
Jasper takes off for first base Jasper watches Irvine's fly ball take off Irvine ready to pitch to Jasper in a real game After a swing and a miss Irvine coaches his team on defense The defense is ready The nice field where some games are held Jasper swings at a low pitch |
| The first weekend, all five of us drove half an hour to the shore and took a 20-minute ride on a water taxi that could seat 100 people to North Stradbroke Island, known as Straddy. They had rented a condo from Jean's friend Chris. We spent a lot of time enjoying the fabulous beaches and scenery those two days. Irvine took some of the shots of Jasper and Maclin at the beach. | |
| North Stradbroke Island feb2001d.Straddy |
Condo view from hallway to ocean
Balcony, roof, and ocean The nearby beach was usually nearly deserted Jasper and Maclin Jasper with the boogie board Maclin's back Maclin, swamped Maclin and Jasper Maclin Jasper and board Maclin, collecting sand Irvine's improvised outfit Jasper, Jean, and Maclin back in the living room The cliff at the North Gorge Hiking next to the gorge Looking down at the gorge Warning sign near the cliffs Maclin after an ice-cream cone after the gorge hike |
| Jasper's 9th birthday was February 14th. In the evening, we went to a pizza place where he opened his presents. | |
| On Jasper's 9th birthday, Feb. 14 feb2001e.birthday |
Rearranging desks at his private school
Chris, Richard, Anne, Irvine: lunch at Story Bridge Hotel More lunch at Story Bridge Hotel Jasper and Maclin stalk wildlife at the baseball field Jasper looks over his presents Jasper, surrounded by presents |
| Some shots of Brisbane itself: Looking at the skyline from a nearby vista point; City Hall Plaza; and a stroll through the Botanical Garden, which is across the street from the south end of downtown. | |
| Brisbane feb2001f.Brisbane |
Skyline, from Mt. Coot-tha, with Maclin and Irvine
Mt. Coot-tha vista point, skyline and river in distance City Hall and its plaza We planned to climb the cliffs across the river but never got around to it Inside the Botanical Garden Looking toward downtown from inside the Botanical Garden Birds barely visible in the Botanical Garden |
| From the last few days there. | |
| Final Days feb2001g.FinalDays |
Visiting Dave's boss Jeff (if he has one) and his family (3 photos)
Jean and Maclin walking the dog at a nearby park (3) Dave at a huge tree in the nearby miniature rain forest Maclin with his friend Justin Jasper, Maclin, and Dave at the Newmarket pool (5) Maclin in the gym at the high school where Jean sometimes teaches dancing |
| Miscellaneous without people. | |
| Miscellaneous without people feb2001h.misc |
Typical roundabout sign
Australian electrical sockets Restumping Most houses seemed to have corrugated tin roofs Sanitarium corn flakes Clouds one evening from the baseball field No-nonsense cigarette warnings at the airport |