Night fall

Night falls swiftly here. One moment you are sitting in the sunshine, then it turns chilly before the darkness descends. There is only the briefest snatch of evening, no time to say twilight before the sudden rush of sunset has faded away to black leaving only familiar neon lights.

Today I went by bus to the coastal town of Redcliffe where the cliffs are really red. The route ran along a dual carriageway through mile after mile of retail outlets until finally we reached the sea. This was where the earliest Queensland convict settlers were landed in 1854. Thirty convicts are named on a memorial as are the military personnel who came, with their families, to guard them.

Now the sea front is lined with cafe restaurants and tourist shops until the road runs into the residential area of smart apartments which tower above the older wooden bungalows. A picnic on the boardwalk, a walk along the beach then back on the bus. It's a nostalgic feeling, dozing on the bus as it rolls along on the journey home. I feel as if I am passing from one film set to another but I cannot quite remember the story.