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Friday, December 28, 2007

Days 12-14: Lennox Head


We’ve spent the last 3 days in Lennox Head, a small beachside town about 2 hours south of Brisbane (and 6 hours north of Sydney), which is where Chris’s parents live. Their house is right on the beach, and they’re avid surfers, so Hunter and I had a chance to take their boards out for a while. We’ve also spent a long time on the beach, swimming, and relaxing. Chris’s boyfriend Karthik joined us, plus Karthik’s brother Kesh, and Chris’s brother John and his fiancé, which has turned our crew into a gang!

We had a great dinner at Chris’s parent’s house one evening, with lots of freshly grilled fish and lamb, then a spectacular Thai dinner the next evening – despite all the walking and swimming, I need to be careful about putting on weight!

Hanging out with the crew has been great – Hunter, Farnaz, and Kendra are a blast to hang out with, and incredibly generous. Mary had met Hunter once previously, but otherwise this is a new group for us, and we’re very lucky to have them as travel companions. They all live in LA so we’ll get to hang out with them more when we return, although Hunter be back in Iraq doing reconstruction work by that time.

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