We made it home safe and sound from "the land down under" last Wednesday night. What a trip to remember! I wanted to post a few more pics of our trip....
This is another view over our balcony.....the inner river.
I loved this flower arrngement in the lobby of our hotel. Those honeycomb flowers are so cool.....I have never seen those before. We also saw them at the farmer' market on Saturday. I would have loved to bring them home with me!
Sunday afternoon we took a drive up to Lamington Nat'l forest. The road was harrowing (picture the road to Hana only raining and on a cliff)! No, it wasn't quite that bad but I did get a little testy with Rick. He was loving it and I was NOT! Once we got there though, it was incredibly beautiful.
Here is the cool picture of Rick feeding the wild birds. He LOVES this kind of stuff!
On Monday we went wave running! It was SO MUCH FUN! Rick drove for the first hour and followed our guide through the mangroves. So fun 'cause the water was so glassy. Out in the open water though was VERY rough. I had to keep telling him to slow down......I'm not as young as I used to be:) We stopped at an island resort for a drink and a rest. Here's a little critter we found eating some veggie scraps thrown out by the restaurant. Notice the "joey" in her pouch.
Here are a few pics of the wildlife we encountered at the Currumbin Sanctuary.
On Monday we went wave running! It was SO MUCH FUN! Rick drove for the first hour and followed our guide through the mangroves. So fun 'cause the water was so glassy. Out in the open water though was VERY rough. I had to keep telling him to slow down......I'm not as young as I used to be:) We stopped at an island resort for a drink and a rest. Here's a little critter we found eating some veggie scraps thrown out by the restaurant. Notice the "joey" in her pouch.
Here are a few pics of the wildlife we encountered at the Currumbin Sanctuary.
Baby Croc
Koala.......she's a cutie!
feeding Kangaroos
Tasmanian Devil
We also saw a flying squirrel, , a 25 ft croc (that guy was a monster), huge bats (with a 2- 3 foot wing span.....Kinda creepy, frogs, and many other creatures of the night! After the walk through the park we got to see some aboriginal dances from these guys. The guy on the right played the didgereedoo......Awesome!
Our last day there we rented some beach bikes and headed out to the 'spit' ( a piece of land that juts out into the ocean). Getting there wasn't so bad.....just a leisurely ride. Getting back however was a different story. We rode into the wind the whole way. Miserable!
Our last night there we ate at Benihana's right there at our hotel. A fun way to end our trip! Notice my hair.....upon arrival I found that my curling iron had broken completely in half. Ok, I thought, I'll manage. Then on Sunday my hairspray nozzle stopped working. Dang! I was to cheap to buy any more because everything there was so expensive. So for the whole trip I either pulled it back or looked like a dork.
Goodbye Australia.......thanks for the memories!
Koala.......she's a cutie!
feeding Kangaroos
Tasmanian Devil
We also saw a flying squirrel, , a 25 ft croc (that guy was a monster), huge bats (with a 2- 3 foot wing span.....Kinda creepy, frogs, and many other creatures of the night! After the walk through the park we got to see some aboriginal dances from these guys. The guy on the right played the didgereedoo......Awesome!
Our last day there we rented some beach bikes and headed out to the 'spit' ( a piece of land that juts out into the ocean). Getting there wasn't so bad.....just a leisurely ride. Getting back however was a different story. We rode into the wind the whole way. Miserable!
Our last night there we ate at Benihana's right there at our hotel. A fun way to end our trip! Notice my hair.....upon arrival I found that my curling iron had broken completely in half. Ok, I thought, I'll manage. Then on Sunday my hairspray nozzle stopped working. Dang! I was to cheap to buy any more because everything there was so expensive. So for the whole trip I either pulled it back or looked like a dork. 
Goodbye Australia.......thanks for the memories!
Looks like so much fun!
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