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Hi everyone its been a while I know' just found these photos from my lovely surprise midweek stay in Brisbane with my sister paid for by my niece & her husband a wonderful Christmas pressy & boy were we spoiled we got up graded to the penthouse the view was incredible, thought I would share some photos & if your looking for a break in Brisbane try Casino Towers you wont be disappointed but you have to pay for it your self ''sorry''   

Can you see us right at the top I know show off's a !!

Wonderful Architect around this big city' more of that later!  

The streets were a buzz of Christmas shoppers, we on the other hand were more contented to dwell on the beauty of how far our eyes could take us on a magical view of Brisbane from this great height...

Abundance we had it all......can't wait to return, what did you say my ''Absolutely fabulous niece'' pick a month!!!!! 

East Shores Gladstone Qld Australia

I have just spent almost two weeks visiting my grandchildren in Gladstone. There is a change in Gladstone, this place is such a working mans town although I was amazed how many women are wearing the heavy boots & grey & yellow shirts....... The town is growing very fast not only on the water, the housing estates are popping up everywhere, the population is growing' the town has began to grow with the people......

a city that's never still....

one of the views while enjoying my coffee from Spinnakers Park!

view from the look out!

remember this one kiddies no smoking!

on a clear day you can see you can see for ever!

on my next visit will/might be able to go on board?

But the best prosperity of Gladstone has to go to East Shores, to see the children having so much fun in the new water park & play area is wonderful so hats of to Port Corporation well done you! My only concern is that my grandchildren would rather visit the water park than go visit Noni.....  

This old town' a working town' thank goodness someone had the vision & to realized that this town needs more family friendly places to visit, to keep mum & dad, children & families  happy & have fun together after all it's the community that is the heart of any town, and this town's community work hard & often long hours. East Shores, Spinnaker Park is the start of something new to a town that never sleep's & as Frank Sinatra would sing my kinda of town Chicago is' Gladstone is not quite ready for Johnny Farnham singing my kinda of town....But the improvement is amazing & has already brought a lot of joy specially to the children' & the children are the future of Gladstone.....

Pamela Barber : Born in 1956 ....tonight is my last few minutes be...

Pamela Barber : Born in 1956 ....tonight is my last few minutes be...: Born in 1956 ....tonight is my last few minutes before I turn 58 ....its been a ruff, odd, funny, sad, happy,weird, shite, loving, miserabl...

Born in 1956 ....tonight is my last few minutes before I turn 58 ....its been a ruff, odd, funny, sad, happy,weird, shite, loving, miserable, unhappy 'happy kind a year. But in saying that I would like to say I am very very grateful for being 57 thanks for the memories good & bad Happy & sad its time to say on your bike......

 I have a wonderful friend who is in remission for cancer while visiting recently she said to me I used to think oh another birthday I am feeling old, she said now I think' I hope I make it to another birthday. And that really make's you think about life!

So here's to me turning ''58'' I hope wonderful joy & happiness great health & laughter comes my way with a little of all the every day ups & downs a little stress a little worry & life is good LIFE IS VERY GOOD!

No face lift yet! no boob job yet!no belly tuck! I am going to grow old gracefully! well until I win the lotto then every think will need replacing!

 So my friends enjoy your birthdays as I will tomorrow with a glass of red humming  as Leonard Cohen  sings dance me to the end of time ''boy will I dance!

Pamela Barber : For the LoVe of Valentines & Kim Kardashian

Pamela Barber : For the LoVe of Valentines & Kim Kardashian: For the LoVe of Love,congratulation Kim Kardashian and all the other brides to be around the world we wish you Love and happiness and ...

Pamela Barber : Beautiful Betsy & her rustic metal Fine Art Museum...

Pamela Barber : Beautiful Betsy & her rustic metal Fine Art Museum...:  One hot sunny Sunday we were taken on an incredible      journey!  I myself had never been four wheel driving that alone was an ex...

Beautiful Betsy & her rustic metal Fine Art Museum

 One hot sunny Sunday we were taken on an incredible      journey!

 I myself had never been four wheel driving that alone was an experience' scary & fun at the same time.The trip would be around 80 k's from Gladstone to visit a World War 11B-24d Bomber aircraft that crashed tragically in the wilderness hillside of Kroombit Tops national Park way back in 1945. It was a trip My husband & I still talk about every now & again. Thank's kids for a very ''special'' day......

  The road had a lot to be desired, at one point my daughter & I got out of car & walked a little ahead to check on the road' as you can see it's really is in the middle of nowhere & I imagine you could only get there by four wheel drive on the other hand ''what do I know about car's.......

We finally arrived, only to find we had to walk a short walk to find  ''Beautiful Betsy'' it was a very hot afternoon!

    ''And there she was'

  In the middle of rugged wilderness' half a silver twisted plane with one wing resting between some very tall trees' shimmery  silver, that same silver shinning through the bush that alerted the Ranger some 49 years after it crashed. 

That day was the 2nd of August 1994 The Park Ranger Mark Roe spotted  the slight glint of silver shinning though rugged mountain bush land the 'Sun in all it 's glory' did all it could that day to help those young men finally RIP 

 

On the 26 February 1945 Beautiful Betsy went missing.

Beautiful Betsy' was was on  a regular flight from Darwin to Brisbane in stormy weather transporting men & supplies.

So very surreal...... 

walking around the site you can't help but feel you are on a movie location

Or a rustic metal fine art museum

many many large & small pieces of metal from the plane are scattered some distance from Betsy... 

The bush setting around Beautiful Betsy goes on & on for ever, its truly nature at it's cruelest and yet most beautiful......... 

As we walked around there was a feeling of great sorrow' there were eight young men' six Americans & two British who's lives were taken from them to soon, The heartache they left behind for their loved one's. The not knowing what happened to their men all those year's ago!

Officer Roy Cannon was to marry his Australian sweetheart Daphne. As I stood reading this plaque with sadness '  I wondered about Daphne & hoped that though it all & with terrible heartache & unbelievable grief, That in time somehow some where she manged to have a nice life.....

As sad as it all was. There truly was a real feeling for me anyhow' that Beautiful Betsy (although an American plane) is at peace lying in  beautiful Australian bush-land. Among huge  tall gum trees that now protect her.The sun that warms her' the rain that keeps her shinny, The wildlife that rest beside  her.
THE BIRD'S THAT SING TO Beautiful Betsy