Last day in Oz

no pictures today.

The musical was amazing. It was so funny. I even got to sing along with Eric Idle to Always look on the bright side of life, well actually the whole concert hall sang but who cares about them. It was great. Very funny musical but of course it's funny it's Eric Idle.

Yesterday in the blue mountains was very nice as well. It reminded me of Seattle it was gray and raining. Sound familiar. So I didn't get to see the 3 sisters rock formation and most of the wonderful valleys were in the clouds but it was very nice to get out of the city for a change.
I'm ready for NZ and the mountains. Clean air and snow on the peaks. Ahhh NZ here I come.

I'm heading to the aquarium today and maybe a movie. Need to get to bed early have to fly out at 8:30 am tomorrow.

Lost in the jungle

So I just spent the last hour looking for a shop to buy a nice shirt (reason why coming up). I entered in through a store and got sucked in to the maze that is the underground shopping malls here in Sydney. When I finally found an exit I was so turned around that I started off in the wrong direction to get back to my hostel. And I never got a nice shirt.


Ok for the reason I wanted a nice shirt... wait for it... wait for it...











I'm going to be seeing Eric Idle in Not the Messiah at the Sydney Opera House!!! I'm so excited. Eric Idle live in a spoof play based on The life of Brian movie. I can't believe it. And it is the last night for the show. I will be sitting in the main theatre hall of the opera house and will be seeing Eric Idle live. I just can't say it enough. (Oh and by the way there is no dress code so I really don't need a nice shirt.)


Well anyway. Here's some photos I took today.

Does this really need a title

Since when does Harry Potter live in Sydney?

I will let you all know how wonderful the show is tomorrow. Have a wonderful night everyone. heehee I'm going to see eric Idle at the Opera House. heeheehee

Other pics

Santa in the rainforest

This one is for Nicole - kangaroos hangin' in Brisbane

Happy Christmas Everyone!!

(At Alden and Nigel's place)

Sydney!!!

So I finally made it to Sydney... and guess what it is cool and gray just like Seattle. It's very nice. It was wonderful staying with Alden and Nigel and just hanging and having my own room now I'm back to a 6 bedded room. Oh well the woes of traveling.

So some random things that have happened to me in the past month:
A opossum tried to get in my tent on Kangaroo Island - scared me half to death
Was licked by a wallaby - I must have tasted like salt
Cuddled with a koala
touched a 50 yr old clam - last blog the clam is about center slightly to the right in the picture
Saw a bus take off someones bumper in Brisbane
Had multiple kangaroos jump next to my car while I was driving and then jumped out in front of me.


I think that may be it at the moment. I'm should there are others but I can't think of them. Well now for the time you all have been waiting for... here are some pics.

Cairnes from above - that is for you Mark H

The great barrier reef

Can't figure out how to rotate- no title necessary

An elephant I thought I was in Australia - is this an Australia Elephant - No - they are filming a Bollywood movie close by in Melbourne

Back in Melbourne

I'm back in Melbourne and it's nice and confortable, no sweating here. I will be off to Sydney tomorrow.

Alden and Nigel are wonderful and are taking great care of me. Nothing to exciting has happened in the past couple of days just relaxing and eating home cooked food.

Until I get the rest of my digital pictures downloaded on to CD here are a few great barrier reef

underwater pictures. The pictures are a little murky from the coral releasing their spores but hopefully you can see the wonderfulness that is the great barrier reef. Enjoy.

see the fish

see the 50 yr old clam

Did I say hot

It is sweltering here in Cairnes. All you have to do is walk about 50 yards and you are sweating. Well I do say goodbye to the reef and rain forest today. Off to Brisbane where in should be cooler. I have the underwater pictures being developed as I write this so next time I will have some pictures of the underwater world, I hope.
Went to Kuranda yesterday. Kuranda is a village up in the mountains of the rain forest. I got to hold a Koala and see some fascinating birds and butterflies and took a skyrail over the forest canopy. Very beautiful.
It was nice to see everything here but Cairnes is too touristy for me. Next time I think I will stay in Port Douglas farther north.
I hope everyone is doing well. I will post again hopefully in Brisbane.

Cairns what can I say but it's hot!!!

So it is Monday and I'm trying to beat the heat by staying in any place that has AC. It is so hot here. Well I guess what do I expect for a rainforest and in the tropics.





I arrived on Saturday and booked my first trip for Sunday. I went snokeling and did an introductory dive out on the great barrier reef. It was amazing. So now I need to get my diving certificate. I saw abunch 0f fish and coral of course and 2 sharks. The diving was really great because I was able to almost touch the fish. I even saw the real nemo.





Today I'm just doing laundry and hanging out, its an off day for me. Tomorrow I'm taking a tour into the rainforest to see the beauty that it holds. Then on Wednesday off to Brisbane for a few hopefully cooler days.





Since I don't have the reef pictures yet I hope these will do.

Koala up close and personal at the Victoria wildlife santurary

At the Melbourne Botanic Gardens