What a whirlwind!

You may have noticed that Hey Walsh has been neglected for a week or so. Well... CARRIE WALL was in town and we spent about 10 days on an Aussie whirlwind. Let's see how much of Australia we crammed into that week and a half:

-went to a footy game (Geelong v. Brisbane)
-drove the Great Ocean Road (listening to our beloved Bulldogs beat Sydney on the scratchy AM dial)
-saw a blowhole
-stayed in an Aussie caravan park
-boogie boarded in Torquay
-went to an Aboriginal cultural centre
-visited the Australian Red Cross (of course)
-ate Tim Tams
-ate Tim Tams
-went to the Wool Museum
-spent another day at the Red Cross
-jet setted to Cairns, Queensland
-chased geckos down the hall of our hotel
-swam next to a waterfall
-took a boat 2 1/2 hours out to a sandy cay in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef
-snorkeled our hearts out
-ate Tim Tams
-bbq'd
-said, "Wow, that's a BIG spider"
-searched for cassowaries in the rain forest
-beach combed near Cape Tribulation
-ran across a suspension bridge
-ate Tim Tams
-fed dozens of kangaroos
-learned about koalas and red pandas
-fed more roos
-watched baby koalas snuggle with their mums
-hit the uber-touristy shops in Cairns
-ate roo, and emu, and croc
-back to the Red Cross for round 3
-beach combed in Altona
-ate the best wedges EVER
-hung out at the Lion Dance in Williamstown (and discovered it was Brad Johnson's favourite restaurant)
-met up with a Red Cross deployment buddy from my time in Mackay, QLD
-walked along the Yarra River
-met a friend "under the clocks at Flinders"
-checked out Federation Square
-polished off the tourist shopping with a footy and a cassowary sticker
-went to dinner at an amazing Indian restaurant with the Red Cross crew (who want Carrie to move here)

the end.