Brisbane

Craig, meanwhile, is an altogether deeper kettle of fish.  He's quieter, more thoughtful and more intense (although this could be due to the fact that he knew Caro was checking him out the entire time we were there in order to make sure he was good enough for her Grant.)  He's as attractive and well-turned-out as Grant which made me, in my fleece, comfy-travel-pants and 5 days stubble feel very scuzzy indeed.  I mean, I'm not a glamourous little man at the best of times, but things like that just tend to emphasise it.  What I was surprised to discover was that Craig's serious demeanour masks a man with a SERIOUSLY NAUGHTY sense of humour.  He loves tickling Jo and when we stayed at their flat, the silence was frequently broken by her shrieks for mercy.  Then there was his comment was Caro had trouble with the flush on their broken toilet.
 
"Just flick the end until it goes hard."
 
I could tell he saved that comment up for ALL new guests.
 
As for Jo, well she completes the family-type vibe of the household.  An old friend of Craig's, she made the move with them from Sydney to Brisbane.  She's a very feminine and pretty woman with a good sense of fun and stunning long dark hair.  Although possibly the MOST stunning thing about her is that she is the only other person I have ever met who remembers "Dyno-Mutt and The Blue Falcon".
 
(God knows how I get onto little-known 1970's cartoons in conversation.  Other people talk about Art and Current Events.  People obviously see me and say - "God what a f*ckwit - what can we POSSIBLY talk about?")
 
Jo and I discussed this amongst other things on our first night in Brisbane.  She had also invited her friend Megan over, and so we sat around drinking beer, eating pizza and enjoying the view over Brisbane that their flat affords.  At one point it got quite ugly with a very heated debate on Feng Shui developing.  You wouldn't think that the subject of Interior Design could almost come to blows, but believe me, I nearly had to pull Jo and Megan apart.  

This is a warning to all of you who refuse to soften edges with pillows and include water features in your bathrooms.  We also had a scary moment when Craig and Grant told us their very spooky ghost story.  You want to hear it?  Oh all right, you’ve twisted my arm: