Mission Possible Brisbane

It's War. . .  First the case of the Ghost Ants. Here is an idea of their size.  They are very small. They are found in tropical and subtropical areas. They are attracted to food (especially sweets) and water. We first saw them in the bathroom when we arrived in Rockhampton. I thought they were gnats but they didn't fly.  There is nothing more exciting than seeing an ant go in and out of the air holes in our laptop. Or sauntering across the screen of my Ipad. If we are diligent keeping things clean and using pesticides we mostly keep ahead of them. We were over to the church the other day when a church maintenance person was working on the internet.  Elder Wright mentioned that he saw ants in the sacrament preparation area and he said, "Welcome to Queensland".    They especially like to come out at night.  If I get up to go to the bathroom at night I may find myself chasing ants and spraying closets.  We rinse our dishes before putting them in the...

 First Excursion Yes, it is a kangaroo on the beach.  We took a three day trip 5 hours north to Makay area.  At Cape Hillsbourgh State Park kangaroos and wallabys at the crack of dawn come to search for mangrove seeds that the tide brings in.  It was actually worth it just for the Sunrise.  There were about 6 wallabys and 2 kangaroos but it was obvious that they are used to having people come and stare at them.  The park service actually feeds them to keep them coming all year round.  It has become a great tourist attaction. We went with another Senior couple from our district who are from Teton, Idaho.  We walked along the beach and lookes for shells. We decided that since it was half way through our mission we had earned a small trip.  It was very nice. We also went to a sugar cane factory and learned how sugar cane is turned into sugar.  It was interesting. It is already starting to get warmer. The nights are still cool but each week ...