NAIDOC/MABO Celebrations

Hi everyone

Thought you might like to have a look at the photos from our NAIDOC/Mabo celebrations. Heidi and Jonas performed at Tjabukai and the Civic Theatre. Our family was also invited by Eddie Mabo’s neice, Aunty Harriet, to a traditional Kup Muri to celebrate Mabo Day. There was lots of dancing and traditional food. This would have to be one highlight of our time here! I was also given an island dress to wear for celebrations…hmmmmm!!! Not sure orange is my colour!

We just returned from the Townsville Cultural Festival. 100 students 20 staff and 5 support staff for the week. It was AMAZING. Very busy! Heidi and Jonas were more excited about opening the Jessica Mauboy concert with the Aboriginal Welcome Dance and meeting her for a Meet and Greet 1/2hr session than anything else. She was very nice and had lots of time for the children and what they were doing. Both Heidi and Jonas love dancing with the Aboriginal group and Jonas will soon start learning to play Didj.
The end of the year approaches fast. Off to Cape York and Thursday Island in September. We hope you are all well and happy.

Cheers
The Drijvers

Hello from the Drijvers

Hi Everyone

Life is very busy here. We had Nico’s sister from NZ stay with us during the holidays which was fun. We met her son for the first time, Luka. He is a mini Jonas! If you don’t believe me just look at the photo.

The weather here is SENSATIONAL….27 every day and no humidity like when we first arrived!! We hear people are freezing down south…LOL. This really is paradise when the humidity is gone. The holidays just blew past which is always too fast. We snorkelled the Great Barrier Reef and Nico also did some diving. After having spent six months doing “tropical” things, we decided to visit inland QLD. What a harsh contrast this was compared to where we live. Jonas just loved the Lava Tubes in Undara (Aboriginal for ‘a long way’). They were really amazing and hard to believe the hot lava from millions of years ago carved out these perfect tubes for km and km in the middle of nowhere.


Love
The Drijvers
xxxx

Undara Qld

Great Barrier Reef