This morning I awoke early and made for Victoria Point where the ferry leaves for Coochiemudlo, a beautiful little island just off the coast at Redland Bay. I befriended a family moving back to the island and they invited me to stow away in one of their vehicles going over on the barge, thus I was happy to have a free passage whilst the family were happy because they had more for their money, and the ferrymen were happy in their ignorance because they had already made $120 out of one family (plus one stowaway).

Soon I met my gorgeous friend Lee, who had organised an island “Clean Up Sunday”, but I didn’t have to work because it was my Funday Sunday. We went to a quirky property with quirky houses and quirky railway carriages painted pink and purple, where even the animals are quirky; the small dog liked to ride on the back of a chubby donkey that was clearly broody over a cream-coloured kitten; and the kitten loved the donkey who took care not to stand on the kitten as she napped in the shade created by a fat donkey tummy; the blue tabby cat glowed against a background of blue; and guinea pigs and baby chicks came out to say hello from their pink and purple doll houses. And all the animals and all the people in the vicinity had something in common (apart from being quirky) – they all loved Hayley, who is somewhat quirky herself, as you may detect from her photograph…

Tomorrow I might tell you about my weird departure (even stranger than my means of arrival!) from the island…