Out and about in August

August is another month for the AthoTurnbull kids to explore the world. Olivia headed to Chinchilla to cure the suffering of rural Australia (on a physiotherapy placement), Nick and Elena continued their Queensland roadtrip (before returning to Barcelona for a few years), James and Keno continued to explore New York and New Jersey (for some neuropsychology business at Princeton Uni), whilst the elders kept the home fires burning (whilst trying to get the work/life balance right).

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1 For Stephen August starts with a 9km pedal and a 5:39 am train to the Gold Coast	2 Olivia's day starts with a walk up Mt Cootha	3 3rd Aug - Nick & Elena are in The Daintree	4 .
5 .	6 6th - Nick is on a mission on the Atherton Tablelands. A good bet that the family plot would be near this street and Emerald End (the homestead's name) Drive	7 Why would Englishman pick somewhere so dry to settle?	8 Stephen's Great Grandfather & Grandmother await
9 .	10 Stephen's Uncle Chappie and a plaque to Uncle Henry ...	11 2014 Flashback - Henry's grave in actually in Haverrig, UK... near the Lake District	12 ... Flashback - Stephen did know Chappie
13 Feel free to look under "From whence they came" in the photo archive to work out who's who.	14 .	15 Trying to reclaim the town	16 A real Atherton's men shed
17 7th Aug - Brooklyn Bridge boys	18 Paronella Park near Innisfail	19 .	20 .
21	22 Olivia continues work on a journal paper	23 And Stephen watches Bond colleagues in action	24 Talking action... Rosie decides to do Downward Cat with Paulie
25 And the Tawny Mouths decide to do...	26 ..Upward Branch when a Kookaburra lands close by	27 20th - In the Big Apple The lads explore Washington Square	28 20th in Oz - "C" Day. A farewell breakfast before Olivia heads west
29 Olivia prepares to explore Chinchilla's clinical & cultural life	30 Delighted that the "bush essentials" are happily received	31 ... and include essential reading.	32 .
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37 .	38 .	39 .	40 That afternoon it's time to head west
41 Olivia arrives at her rural placement for 5 weeks	42 A cute hospital. Tres Art Deco	43 22 Aug 2017 - an eclipse in NYC	44 Another work overnight at Burleigh for Stephen
45 .. who is delighted to be joined by Paulie	46 24th - Meanwhile from the St Lucia Athertons en France: "Meet Vinny He's a Muscat vine purchased in St Emillion by Andrew & Jess for the St Antonin garden. Vinny has been STALKING us ever since in our journey."	47 Chris & Lou's rough digs	48 Vinnie enjoys the view from 1000 feet at Chateau Mercues
49 Vinnie uses a bidet (he's been rooting all day) ...	50 ...and off to bed.	51 Louise therton chills in Cahors	52 Paulie walks up Mt Cootha at Sunset. Suepr!
53 Nick and Elena's August outings include a detour west	54 26th - To Carnarvon Gorge	55 .	56 .
57 .	58 .	59 .	60 Echidnas aplenty
61 .	62 .	63 .	64 Video:
65 Back in Chinchilla Olivia heads for the water on the Tara- Chincilla Rd	66 27th - a breakfast guest...	67 ... who sticks around	68 In New York James hits Central Park
69 And Dear park some why out of the city	70 .	71 .	72 The lads juggle together in Brooklyn & Robina
73 Video : Nick and Elena on Stradbroke Island	74 A mid week lunch...a "day off" for SJA	75 St Lucia Athos leave France and Vinnie who has "been grounded for rooting and stalking. He's about to branch out when he finally leaves St Antonin"	76 Manwhile out west of Oz, Olivia takes a day trip to see patients in Tara
77 Followed by dinner with old school chum Megan