Heather was the only brave soul willing to take on the cool Australian Pacific. She got off to a rough, hair-rising start but was riding out the waves by the end of her lesson. Perhaps hers is not the destiny of "Endless Summer," but she had a good time.
The day after, she got to check off a "thing to do in her lifetime" list -- holding a koala bear. Sadly, there are few left in the wild, so we went to a Koala sanctuary in Brisbane. I've posted one pic here, but another one is available on http://www.koala.net/
Coming home from Brisbane, we (that is, I) had our most major driving incident. Somehow, I turned into a bus lane (next to the motorway). We went several miles before being able to get off the lane, and we passed throuh two bus stops -- complete with people waiting for their bus as we drove through the passenger pick-up platforms. Needless to say we got some strange looks.
Today was our "relaxation" day before heading north. The waves were curling quite well today, so we watched some serious surf dudes/ettes in the wave curls. Heather and I ventured a bit far out on the rocks, where we were greeted with a crashing wave about head tall. Other than being soaked, suffering a blown-out flip-flop (where's Jimmy Buffett when you need him), and cut feet, we survived, though the crowd behind us got quite a laugh.
On to Rockhampton tomorrow -- one night in the CoffeeHouse Inn (yep, on top of yet another cafe). Then, we're off to the tropics in Port Douglas. We'll be offline for a couple of days, so we'll catch up then....
Curtis
PS -- I've tried for two hours to post pics of Heather surfing to no avail. So we'll try again later... You'll just have to wait to see the hair-raising photo.
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Hi Everyone,
Wish I was there to see all the little koalas. Amber bring some pictures of those Koalas back with you... not too crazy about the snake ones! We are heading in to our Memorial day weekend and it has been raining for two days and may rain for a couple more. You all be careful in that ocean! love ya Mom (Annette)
I wish I was there to see the faces of all of those people at the bus stops. Reminds me of a wrong way trip through the Taco Bell drivethru in Alma one winter.
Thanks for the laugh.
I hope you got a picture of "life in the bus lane"!! LOL Seriously, was it as dangerous as it was humorous? I'm with Annette....you all be careful. Love you guys.
hey guys.. how you goin? the bus lane is the best. we can just imagine watching your car tootle by as we sit on our bus! What stories there will be to tell!.... have fun in PD... Low Isles is paradise!
Ok... I laughed out loud about the bus lane story. That was great! Awesome story. I'm glad Chad was not driving. :)
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