CS Lewis Quotes

“We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ''Blessed are they that mourn."

- The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis

"A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere--'Bibles laid open, millions of surprises,' as Herbert says, 'fine nets and stratagems.' God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous."

- Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis

"Try to exclude the possibility of suffering which the order of nature and the existence of free-wills involve, and you find that you have excluded life itself."

- The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis

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The hell of being a British expat

Or any expat for that matter... the brain drain is happening world wide, except for Australia it seems... The question of course is WHY?

The Hell of Being a British Expat

Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah

Really digging this song at the moment! :P

Scouting Turns 100 Years Old This August!

I saw this live last night!!!

Jake Brown, from Australia, was in first place at the 13th X-Games competition, going into the final round. Jake started down the ramp, did and landed the first 720 in competition and then bailed big time on the opposite vert ramp (a fall of about 40ft). He got up and walked away!!! And I think he still won... AMAZING!

Check out my Slide Show Of My Trip to Aussie!

Hike Up Mount Beerwah, Glass House Mountains National Park

On Saturday James (Emma's "True Blue" boyfriend) took Emma and I up one of his favourite mountains, Mount Beerwah (Beer-waaaaa). Mount Beerwah stands at 556m above sea level and is the tallest of the Glass House Mountains. (See the Wikipedia Article, or visit the Glass House Mountain National Park Website) Below is a picture of Mount Beerwah and I have indicated the route in red. You start from the car park and take a gentle stroll up to the base of a rock slab with goes the front of mountain, until the base of some cliffs. To get some idea, the next picture is of Emma and James climbing the rock slab below where I was. All i could think off during this hike was "Nick would love this!!!" and "Shannon would hate it....". Emma struggled up, helped along by James, who did an excellent job!

Once you reach the cliffs, its a very gentle walk to the top! The views are amazing and because its the tallest spot for miles around you can see everything, from Brisbane in the South, to Noosa in the North and of course all the other Glass House Mountains. Below is a 180 deg stitched photo I took of the view from the North (on the left) to the South (on the right). I've also indicated the other Glass House Mountains on the photo.

The way down was a little tricky and we just took it slowly. On getting to the bottom, we saw an ambulance crew taking away a guy who broke his ankle coming down too fast and bum sliding out of control to the bottom. We all had a great day! And thanks again to James for taking us up... To see some more photo, see my Facebook Gallery