The Gap, Brisbane

"Get off the Moggil Ferry drive for about 5-6 mins to roadworks then a school comes up in front turn with the corner then stop at coffee place on the right. Relax, have a cup of coffee and wait for me".

Those were exact instructions from my host Daryll who drove from his home at the Gap to meet me and lead me to his home, more aptly The Ritz Morton where I'll be his guest for the next few days. Daryll & Hsiao Ping, Jessica and Andrew Morton have lived in Asia a great deal. We met them when Daryll did time in KL with Hong Leong Bank and have been good friends ever since and whereever they went to live after KL we would call their home, The Ritz Morton due to their impeccable taste for fine living. Speaking of which, I thoroughly enjoyed the pre-dinner cocktails of newly arrived wines from the local vitners, especially memorable was the Tyrells Semillion or was it the Hunter Valley Sauvignon Blanc-Semillion with the flinty aftertaste? Yes, lovely indeed.

Pictured above is Jessica who was kind enough to model for me in front of The Ritz Morton, which is actually a lovely house sitting on 33,000sq.ft of land high on a hill overlooking the city of Brisbane.
Bottom 2 pictures of the Chinese Suite where I stayed. Notice it even comes with ancient Chinese musical instruments- in case you can't sleep, I suppose you can play yourself a lullabye. Beats the Ritz anytime.