Chance meeting

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My (late) wife and I live in the UK but own a holiday property in Spain. In 1995 we were on a holiday in Australia and were spending a few days in Brisbane. We took a trip around the harbour on a boat which stopped at various quays and passengers were at liberty to get on and off as they chose as many times as they wished. We spotted an openair quayside cafe at one stop, so got off to have a coffee. We had only been sitting there for a few minutes when in walked a couple we knew from our visits to Spain. They were on a round the world cruise and their ship had docked in Brisbane for one day only.They were not on a harbour tour but were just out walking and coincidentlly came into the same cafe as us. Needless to say they joined us, and a few photographs were taken to mark this coincidence.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:45:36 +0000Coincidence ID:4887