I'll certainly be counting the days until Feb too Ron. Looking at the satelite pics for yesterday we only seemed to be within 200-300kms of the edge of the cloud. Was out the back of Stanthorpe today, and speaking to a local heard how "beautifully clear" the sky was last night.
To top it off - "Oh, we could see that storm and all the cloud to the north"....
Sigh - you did say its the wet season....