Australia 1988
Guilin is famous for its odd-shaped little hills, and we were intrigued by this city of four million, which had several English-language Universities, whose students were keen to talk with us. We went shopping in the main street, and our children were looked after by students who came up to us in the street and took us to see their wonderful new department store.
We also took a boat ride down the river (Li Jiang), when Matthew helped the captain drive the boat, and was allowed to wear his captain’s cap.
The next day we took another 757 to Guangzhou, where we stayed in the White Swan Hotel, a multi-storey building right next to the river with a great view over the city. Then we caught the train for Hong Kong and another day’s sight-seeing before we climbed on to our plane headed for Australia.
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John and Stella 1988
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At the Brisbane
Airport we picked up a rental car and drove north to the Sunshine Coast at
Mooloolaba, where we had a swim and enjoyed lunch. This part of the Sunshine Coast had developed greatly since I had been here in 1953 for the Baptist Youth Conference.
Back on the road we
drove through Gympie, and Maryborough to Bundaberg, where John and Stella lived
at that stage. They welcomed us with open arms and showed us around their
district, including their former home on the beach at Bargara.
After a couple of days
with them, we headed south again, dropping our car in Brisbane and catching the
plane for Auckland and home.
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