What a country we live in!

I have just spoken to Mel who is in Queensland. They are inland travelling to various places in Central Queensland on holiday. Where she was ringing from it was very hot and dusty, while here it is blowing like mad, overcast and occasionally raining. When I look to the south towards the Snowy Mountains it is heavily overcast and looks and feels like it is snowing! I know where I would rather be!

She was telling me that the one horse town where we had our acreage, is now a bustling small town with 600 people, in stark contrast to when we were living there. It seems that the area is developing around there due to a number of reasons, but somehow I don't think I would want to go back.

I want to retire nearer the coast when the time comes. I don't think I could live inland again with the heat and the dust. Definitely got to live near the water again!
I am even finding it hard to live in Canberra in some ways as my desire is to be closer to the family. Canberra has been good to me. A lot of people dislike it but I can't complain. I have made a lot of different friends here and it has been very convenient for me to travel to different places. However it is still a largely transient town and people come and go and accordingly so does ones friends.

It will be really good when I am finally nearer to Mel and the family as well as the other friends I have up there.