Crikey!

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For the past week or so we're been heading slowly down the east coast, stopping at stuff that interests us. Here's what we're been up to:
Fraser Island: We went on a 2-day tour of Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island. It is probably the prettiest place we've been so far. The beach goes on forever and the lakes are the clearest blue. The sand is white and so fine, it feels like powder! Which is great until you try and get it out of your towels, hair, ears.....

Brisbane: My new favourite city!!! Fantastic shopping, funky downtown, and a beautiful riverfront area, without the hustle-bustle and boatloads of tourists in Sydney. We stayed a couple days, but i could be happy there for quite sometime. Also went to (crikey!) Steve Erwin's Zoo (otherwise known as the crocodile hunter). If you don't mind cheesiness and life-size cutouts of Steve Erwin, this zoo was cool 'cause you could pet most of the animals, and the croc-feeding shows were pretty good.

Now we're in Byron Bay, hippie central and a surfer's paradise. Dreadlocks and organic food shops abound.
-Michelle

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Photos

Gary on 75-Mile Beach
It really is 75 miles long

Sleepy Koala
These guys sleep non-stop,due to being stoned on Eucalyptus leaves

Comments

[dad]

Sports Update
I know this excites you Michelle(not) but here goes anyway. The final four is #2 UCLA vs #4 LSU and #3 Florida vs #11 George Mason. Steven Ames won the Players Championship by 6 over Retief Goosen. Canadiens swept the Leafs in two games and virtually put them out of the play-offs and now have a good chance of getting in. The Sens are still going strong. Baseball season is just around the corner and it looks like the Yankees will sin another World Series. Bye for now Dad

[Lyds]

That sounds absolutely amazing. I wish I was with you!!! Just so you know, the snow is almost all gone (which means you can come home soon) and it's going up to 12 or so degrees pretty much for the rest of the week. (It also means that Gary didn't need to scrape the car off before you left. I'm pretty sure it would have safely melted off by now!!!!) (Do you want an airport pickup? I'm happy to do that!!!)

[Dan-o]

Brisbane rocks!
I loved Brisbane too. Reminded me of Calgary, and was super laid back. I think I would have poked the Steve cutout in the eyes. Just once.

[diane]

75 miles of beach "sigh" Give me a beach chair and a cooler someone! Michelle 12 and sunny in Ottawa today. Enjoy the scuba diving.

[mark]

my pale brother
G-Nic, I'm delighted to see that the hot Australian sun has been no match for your untannable skin - it very nearly brought a tear to my eye. I think you officially win the white-off. I owe you a cake.