During school holidays each year we try to escape the Mount for a short period of time. We visit family and friends in Queensland and bask in the sub-tropical sun. This time round our yearly pilgrimage took us, not only to Brisbane, where I grew up but also to friends on the Tweed Coast.

How would you like to meander to the edge of your garden and see this?..

surf side at Fingal Heads at the end of the garden path.
I hope you agree with me that the sight of the ocean brings about a serenity and a peacefulness as we breath in the sea air and feel the sand underfoot.

Winter here is still cold at night but the days after splendid indeed. A much welcome winter reprieve. Where would you like to escape during winters?