Bix

The weather these last 3/4 weeks has been marvelous. What's that word ajucated people use ? Idyllic...idealic....Itheelick

Anyhows, today we wakes up early in the morn. Da Boss has a swim....I watch her...too cold for me. We has some brekky. Relax a bit. Out to the shops for a quick gander.

Oh, it's time for the BBQ. Off to a friends for the afternoon. Bix driving so doesn't drink.

Early evening into the CBD for a stroll on the Esplanade. What a great place that is. Free entertainment by the humongous free outdoor lagoon swimming pool. People cooking their grub on the free BBQ's. Restuarants galore. Hubble and bubble. Super atmosphere.

Da Boss buys some hand crafted jewellery in the indoor night market. Can't believe how cheap it is.

She insists I buy a proper hat to replace me white flowerpot thing....the one I'm wearing in photopost sitting by the wallrus. Well, i'm sad cos I like me flowerpot. Anyways, she twist me arm up me back so I smile and say I think it's a very good idea.

So she leads me to one of them there real outback country leather shops and makes me try on one of the floppy cowboy hat style ones. The shoplady says there's a mirror around the corner. I said thanks but I aint worried what I look like as long as it fits and I can pass as a local. Yes she says convincingly, you can certainly pass as a local provided you keep your gob shut. That's one thing I like about Aus.....straight out with it and no mincing the words.

We ended up having a long chat and a good laugh with this lady and I bought the hat too ! Darned bargain twas too. 35 bucks for a genuine leather job which is also waterproof. Da Boss liked it too......she always has liked cowboy type hats and said I can wear it to bed
Not going to let her near any boot shops or I'll be finding spur marks in me arse

Now that was our day in Cairns today....thanks for listening....ansome job me dears.

Mrs JFW

My hubby likes cowboy hats. He bought one when we were in Portugal recently, cost him 25 euros! Anyway he wore it all the time (not in bed thoug h)...think he thought he was Clint Eastwood!

Bix

Hope he doesn't spit like Clint did in those spaghetti westerns then.

Mrs JFW

....No Bix, he just farts and snores!

Bix

Excellent

I've just given you two more karma boxes

DollyDaydream

I thought all men did that....

D D

Mrs JFW

Thank you Bix......tell me how this Karma thing works, not too familiar with yet.

willmore

Now we want to see a photo....you would fit it perfectly living on the prairies with your cowboy hat!

MrsDagboy

Brilliant Bix - now next time you come to Brissy, Dagboy can wear his leather aussie hat too & people will tell both of you to keep your mouth shut . Of course they wouldn't be telling Dagboy that because of the accent, more to do with getting a word in .

Dagboy has found the ultimate place to wear his hat - the Brisbane Ekka - with all the cow cockies around his hat fades into the background .

jimtrish

so when we arrive in cairns, we just look out for the guy in the floppy leather hat with his gob shut?!

Trish
xx

Bix

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Bix

Sue - We will see about a photo in due course, specially for you.

MrsD - Both of us with gobs shut ? When does it snow in the Sahara ?

Trish - My lips are sealed

willmore

LOL...I just want to make sure you'd pass as a true canadian!

Rooksie

pics please of you in your new hat!!!

Bix

Okay.......I only got the one photo but this is the new hat