Final Highlights

Here we are with Jay & Cor. The lovely people we spent 24/7 with. They were also brave & kind enough to sit in the back of the camper where there are no seatbelts while Rob & I learned to drive stick on the left side of the road.

2 of our favorite campsites:


1. Gorgeous sunset with Kangaroos jumping out behind us. Went into the little town at night to watch an outdoor movie in lawn chairs.











2. Real outback camping. Parked on the side of the highway out in the bushes. No one around for 100km, pitch dark, campfire, chili, red dirt...perfection.





We found this waterfall near the Whitsundays & decided to go for a swim. 1 of those things you can cross off the to-do list.
















Whitehaven Beach. The swirlies are caused by silica sand coming out of underwater holes. Or something like that. The sand feels so weird.







Alright, back to studying for my exam on Friday. Now I understand why everyone blogs, it's a procrastinator's dream.

oh yes, & by request, although i'm ashamed of ourselves....

That old man is a perverted, rude, obnoxious guy that hosts the toad race. The 1st toad to touch the wall wins. The numbers are painted on their backs. People put a bet on the toad they want to win. Sounds like it'd be kinda fun, but it really was super disturbing & I'm still upset when I think of it now.

P.S props to marta & robbie for being around! :)

Animal 2

Real but dead croc.

it's a kangaroo!!

yes that koala is as cute & soft as he looks (& yes Rob IS enjoying it thaat much)

Just a little info, we were at a sanctuary but the animals roamed free & you could do pretty much whatever you wanted.

However, in the wild, we did see wild dingos, kangaroos (mostly road kill), weird birds, and.... a camel (see below)
Did you know that Australia is the biggest exporter of camels either to the middle east, or other than the middle east? (i couldn't be bothered to look it up, but still an interesting fact either way)

This is a green ant. Its bum is filled with ascorbic acid (vitamin C) & apparently the indigenous peoples used to eat them by the buckets. BUT, because Australia's all about the conserving their wildlife, we aren't allowed to eat them.... but we are allowed to lick them.... tastes like lime.

Plus, some weird & random, but mostly disturbing animals we saw...a toad race at a local pub, & a dead horse on the side of the road.

Animal 1

Wombat......

and this will begin my series of photos which i will title

"AUSTRALIA... some seriously ridiculous animals" (but oh so loveable)

CHRISSY'S BACK!

Awww, i was so happy to see all those lil comments. Except I feel this need to respond to every single one, & that's just not possible. I'm very worried that blogging & me are not going to be a good pair.

So, we just got back from a trip up the eastern coast of Australia & then into the desert. It was 1 of those trips that is everything you hope it's going to be & more. Anyways, I've decided that i hate writing, so as soon as I figure out how to put stupid pictures online, I will keep this blog heavily picture oriented. Stay tuned...