After seeing the grey cloudes in the morning in our wonderful "Johan Oxley Motel" we decided to hit the road again. This time to Byron Bay ("God's chosen land" or so Lonely Planet wants us to believe). This was about 400+ km from the slowish Port city. We stopped at the Koala zoo where we got to pet a koala and feed some kangaroos. There were also some angry black swans that wanted to take a bite out of me! Yikes...but we stayed in one piece and got onto the long drive ahead. Oh, and the car worked like a charm. No probs anymore!
Henkka meeting some friends...
Me running away from some others...the cranky black swans...
Joey and his albino friend...
This is Australia Day weekend (some sorts of independence day, but as they are part of the Commonwealth it's not really...so I guess it's just to commemorate "what if"...). Unfortunately for us that meant most accomodation prices were high and availability low. We settled for a "Miami retirement community" style cabins very close to the hippy center and the beach. Oh, and the beach...at last we found some sand and surf ;) I'll be working on my tan in the next days to come as we are booked in for the weekend. Henkka already managed to burn his nose in Sydney (looking like a drunk Finn, "Puliukko")...and today he followed with his back. So after shopping some aftersun we decided to hit the surfing tomorrow. That'll be fun...let's see if I remember anything! We are keeping in mind the lessons learned from the past weeks headlines...if a shark attacks, go for the eyes!!! I know my sister would agress (yes, you Sandra!)
The new cabin...
So, write more to you guys after our surfing adventure....
yo yo sis!fab website, keep updating us so that we can all be jealous here in the miserable UK!!im already packing my bags to come and join u guys, so watch out! (am good to have when it comes to poking out the eyeballs of the nasty lil creatures...; ) oh, and another good new tip - hairspray and a lighter goes a long way to scare off any unwanted jungle friends!!!learned this in south africa! anyways, take care guys, henkka - look after my sis (or should it be the other way around?!!) and have fun! enjoy the beaches, sun and NO WORKING!!!!!!!!! lots of love xxx
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