Charley and Judy arrived while I was seated on my balcony playing my guitar and enjoying a beer. It was a lovely reunion. I haven't seen them since I left Maine in June. We had a nice dinner and this morning shared the experiences at The Habitat, a walk through jungle aviary and zoo. Charley had great fun feeding the wallabies and kangaroos. We got up close and personal with a small freshwater croc, and met the cassowary.

Then we went to the Port Douglas market. Unfortunately my feet were done in and I still had to walk up through the town. But I wandered around. At one booth with glasswares the proprietor sat with a guitar in his lap. He plays with another man and their current interest is bluegrass. He said his partner was at another booth up the line. As I wandered up there I heard banjo music and then a familiar voice. Charlie had found the banjo player and they were swapping songs.

I visited a few more booths and then staggered off to the hotel and the swimming pool. Then a nap revitalized me.

By the by, I have discovered a book called The Salmon Of Doubt. It is a collection of Douglas Adams smaller works, newspaper columns, articles, speeches, etc. It is very good. It also includes the ten chapters of the latest Dirk Gently novel he was working on when he died.