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Published: September 2nd 2006
After our short break in ”Paradise” we landed in Melbourne, Australia, and were greeted with horrendous queues to get through customs. Two hours and a bit of queue jumping later, we met up with Duncan (June's son) who took us to June’s house in the Dandenong Mountains. The skies were grey as we drove through the suburbs and it felt very much like we'd returned to England. Fortunately it was just a blip and the weather went on to improve immensely.
During our time here we spent most evenings sipping a cold beer and talking with June, Chris and Janet (June's daughter.) In between hospital visits our days were filled with walks in the nearby forest listening to the strange noise of the kookaburras and searching in vain for Lyre Birds.
One day Melanie and Pud (June's other daughter and son in law) took us to the Healdsville Wildlife Sanctuary.We saw Koalas, kangaroos a duckbill platypus and all the other wildlife that can only be found in Australia. The day was very hot and we really began to feel like we were 'down under'. The day was finished off by visiting several wineries and sampling their produce.
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Puffing Billy
Crossing an old tressle bridge in the Dandenong Mountainsalso managed to check out a couple of beaches and had a family Bar B Q in June and Chris's garden.
Duncan took us for a 2 day drive down The Great Ocean Road where we experienced winding coastal roads with dramatic rock formations out to sea, a walk through a rain forest and spotted a wild koala bear eating Eucalyptus leaves. This trip ended with a tour of the city centre of Melbourne, where we saw the river lit up by the lights of Southbank.
The time flew by and in no time at all we were back in Melbourne Airport to begin our long journey home via Kuala Lumpur.
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