Applegarth Noosa

... underwear and a wash - you're going all the way to Cairns!"

You've gotta love the Aussie bluntness!

Anyway, we arrived in Noosa in the afternoon and were met by Wayne (Rachel's uncle) brandishing an 8 year old photo of Sarah and Lucy trying to pick us out from the other backpackers! We jumped in his Ute and went to the house. Kathryn and Jiah turned up then Marg (Wayne's wife) got home from work and we had a bit of a family reunion though with a difference as this ...

... br>On Saturday morning Alan and I went to the markets in Eumundi. We spent a couple of hours there sussing out the stalls. They sold everything there from food, to indigenous souvenirs, to paintings and books. There were many things that I would loved to have bought but it wasn't practical to. We got a few little presents for the kids and then left before we could spend any more money.

After lunch and a bit of chill out time back at the house we decided to ...

... they're already the size of a very big dog by then makes you think of what they're actually capable of. The Croc show was cool, they brought Graham the croc out, and apparently he's the only one whos managed to bite 2 people, so the keeper was a bit careful with him. The otters were really fun to watch too, although better I think when they were playing than when they were just being fed. Bus picked us up ay 4:00pm and we ...

Sara the fireman were for me :) Ewan was too busy buying orange juice to care and being happy it was sunny at 6am!! PS we are so excited you have booked your tickets to Bali!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nick and Barbs, I am very happy, enjoying the sunshine and beach lifestyle! I get to wear summer clothes everyday! Becky, we miss you too but not the weather! I am glad your ankle is on the mend!!!! Spoilt lady! That Springbok jumper will come in handy over the ...

... sold out!!! Apparantly I should have booked it ahead of time online. So I was in a rotten mood from the start. I reluctantly shook it off and went to the otters to watch them being fed. They cheered me right up. They were 2 sisters that were so mischievous and curious. The trainer talked to us about them and fed them for 15 minutes. The best story she told was they were originally in Auckland Zoo and the zookeepers kept finding otter poo throughout the zoo every morning ...

... on a snake in the bush. The German half of our group had gone to bed earlier and were so keen to leave at sunrise we decided to split the group in two, German half and the hung over half. 10km paddling was quite a gruelling experience in a slight hangover... In the end we did manage to drag ourselves even all the way to the sand patch and had some well deserved SANDwiches up there. Julien made Jo walk first all the way up (and also down) just in case there were some smakes ...

... to believe for us as you always associate Australia in your mind with glorious hot weather. We had fish and chips for our nightly meal, in Australia, they have many types of fish to choose from , though even the reef fish that we decided on would beat English cod anyday, though Australia's chips are not as good as English ones. Back at the hostel, we chatted with lots of fellows backpackers, most of whom turned out to be English (there really are ...

Heipsan! Kauhian nopeeta menny aika! Taas :) Oon nyt ollu reilut kaks viikkoa taalla yliopistolla, viime viikolla alko luennot silleen kevyesti, yks luento per aine eika viela tullu mitaan tehtavia, pelkastaan infoa tulevista tehtavista. Sillee hyvalla mielella, etta mulla on vaan yks tentti lukukauden lopussa eli kesakuussa. Muhin kursseihin pitaa tehda portfoliota ja muita tehtavia arvosanan saamiseksi. Silleen mahtava juttu, etta nuo kurssit on ...

... a language school about work for the future. It's a maybe. We became addicted to the juice bar. Berry Licious smoothie please: yummmmy. Met a South African guy- Gary- with his family at the campsite who offered to let us use his kayaks. This was fun and we got to snoop even closer to the posh houses...lady at the kitchen bar with champagne, on the phone ahhh! Private pools...all-glass fronts to houses with their own jetties. He also offered ...

... And of course the opportunity to relive in person the song that my parents have been singing to me since I was a nipper (why, I don't actually know ...