Australia Bound Amy: February 2010

Happy Australia Day!

I know it's late, but Happy Australia Day! We went to a park and had a BBQ. I had a great time for my first Australia Day!

Echidna

I saw an echidna on the side of the road and made Paul stop so I could take pictures! I love seeing wild animals!

Flying Foxes

They smell, they're loud, and they're gross. That's all I'm going to say about them.

I love the water. I mean, I really love the water. Whenever we go out on the weekend, I always request going to the water. We went to Lakes Entrance twice while down in Bairnsdale. The first time it was Lisa, Chelsea, Andrew, Jackson and myself. We took the kids to the trampolines and they had a great time. We then stopped at this wonderful ice cream place. It was amazing! We finished off the day by walking down to the beach. We had to walk over a long bridge, and up a big hill, but it was worth it! The second time we went it was Paul, myself and the kids along with Lisa, Karen, and Betty. We went straight to the beach. The kids brought their suits this time and loved going in the water!

Kangaroo Searching - Buchan

We went to Buchan to find some kangaroos, but had no luck. We did manage to see a wallaby though! While we went through the caves, Paul was napping in the car. He told us when we were done that he thought he saw a kangaroo hop across the road, but couldn't be certain. We went to look in the direction he pointed. Paul, Andrew and I climbed up a big hill but came up empty. We went back down and started heading towards the car. I wanted to take a few pictures of the small creek and as I walked over, I heard a rustle in the bushes. A wallaby hopped out! I was so excited! That was what Paul had seen hop across the street. It was very thirsty and kept drinking from the creek. It even let Andrew get pretty close!

You can see the wallaby in the bottom right
corner drinking.

Royal Cave - Buchan

I had never been in a cave before. Never. I don't know why. I probably was never offered the opportunity. When we went kangaroo searching at Buchan we decided to go through one of the caves. Paul stayed in the car because his knees were hurting him, but Lisa, Chelsea, Andrew and I went through the Royal Cave. It was beautiful. Although it felt cool when we first walked in, it was very humid. I would definitely go back and go through the Fairy Cave.

Our tour guide told us that about 6 weeks earlier, a wedding was held in the cave. I have no idea how she would have gotten through while wearing her dress, since there were many tight spaces. How gorgeous would that be though!