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| First morning. Breakfast on their lovely deck. |
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| Ian is showing us the coffee choices. |
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| This one was my choice. |
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| A new cappuccino machine earned it's keep this morning. |
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| The result. Not only does it look beautiful. It is delicious. Best coffee we had yet. It was a moment of the sublimest happiness. |
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| Chrissy making a delicious breakfast of bacon, french toast with maple syrup and potato puffs. Before we had this big breakfast, we all ate a cupcake Karena made for us. |
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| Mother and daughter. Chrissy and Karena. |
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| You are right Janice, the birds and flowers are gorgeous. Rainbow Lorikeet in their back yard. |
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| Having breakfast outside....without bugs. Such a treat. |
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| "Beatles Man" |
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| Bald Hill. Pacific Ocean. |
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| Ian and Chrissy |
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| Very high. Click on the picture and you can see the boats. See Arlene!!! No socks!!! |
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| Our next stop was the "Symbio Wildlife Park" Southern Cassowary. . |
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| What I have been waiting for. The Koala and Kangaroos. |
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| Awesome. Cutest little guys. (I mean the koalas...though Ian is pretty cute too.) |
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| Peter gave her the best message. The koala actually stayed and closed her eyes. |
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| Koalas sleep 22 hours per day. They only eat the eucalyptus leaves. Eucalyptus leaves are low in proteins and almost indigestible. Koalas have a very low metabolic rate, which is needed to help them digest the leaves and ensure they get as much nutrition as they can from a diet on which other mammals cannot survive. This is why they sleep so much. |
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| Tasmanian Devil. |
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| Short-beaked Echidna |
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| Red Panda |
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| Red Panda |
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| Blue-winged Kookaburra |
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| Red Bottle Brush. |
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| Freshwater Crocodiles |
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| This little joey stood on it's hind legs and looked me straight in the eye. Ian had my camera. Thanks Ian. Great shot. |
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| These Llamas loved Immy. |
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| Wedge-tailed Eagle |
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| Lorrikeets |
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| Ian and Chrissy's home. We came home for lunch after the visit to the wildlife park. The huge van is a rental. It's seats 8 people. |
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| Blue Tongued Lizard |
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| First time one was seen in their backyard. Their dogs, Blossom and Bree were beside themselves. So funny. Also saw our first cockroach outside. Very common in tropical countries. |
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| After lunch we headed off to Camellis Gardens. A popular park for weddings....definitely Kodak moments. |
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| Two pics of Peter and Immy. Couldn't pass this one up. |
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| Sacred Ibis |
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| Off to downtown Sydney. Thousands of people. |
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| Indonesian Restaurant. Delicious meal and great company. |
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| A stroll to get some pics of the Opera House at night. |
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| Very impressive. |
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| Harbour Bridge. Excellent day. It was still warm out when we got home at 11 pm. Karena was waiting for us outside. Interesting....teenagers getting home before their parents. |
