Got lucky at the South Pacific Star Party as the two nights i was able to attend were clear, with only a brief bit of cloud on the second night. Seeing was better than expected low down as I put the 30 inch on Tucanae 47 when only about 15 degrees high for the benefit of a French visitor observing southern stuff for the first time and got a sharp and steady view. Colour in the core was more subtle than when seen above 30 degrees but still evident as pale yellow. Our visitor looked at some familiar northern objects, like the Sombrero, higher than seen in France, and with a larger telescope, but mostly observed tne southern objects. The Tarantula was his favourite, followed by the LMC, Eta Carina, and of course the big two - Omega Centauri crossing the meridian and Tucanae 47 down low. Spent some time fine tuning a pair of 12 inch f5 binoculars which we will also use at Ozsky in 2014 at Coonabarabran.