Australia, just a short note

 

Lots of photos but I won't bore you with them all, just a few to show we were in Australia, so me paddling in the sea at Queenscliff.

 

And on the little train in Cairns going up to Kuranda

And what you expect to see in Australia, this little fellow was woken up for us at a koala reserve.

Mike feeding a wallaby, they were so tame they came right up to you.

And a different view of Melnourne from the river, we had an afternoon cruise.

All in all we flew to Melbourne, then flew to Cairns, where we visited the rain forest and the Great Barrier Reef. We then flew to Adelaide and drove to the pretty little German town, Hanhdorf where I met up with my friend Jenny.. then we drove along the Great Ocean road stopping at Portland where we drove off into the outback to visit my cousin Lance and his wife Coral.. which was lovely.He drove us all around his farm to see his 150 cows! We met up with some other relatives at Queenscliff for a picnic all organised by Linda.. we ended up visiting her and DH Idris on our last day as they have the most gorgeous home set in the woodlands of the Dandenongs. It was a perfect end to our trip, lunch on their veranda, such a beautiful day.. I don't suppose we will ever visit Australia again, it is so far to go and does cost a fair bit, but worth it. It was an amazing holiday and the sun spoilt us for the dreadful winter weather that greeted us here when we got home.Roll on spring !!