Cairncross Lodge Maleny

... a blast! And J started term 4 prep at the local primary school this week. But that&#8217;s a whole new story&#8230;.<br><br>For now, the honeymoon is over &amp; what a honeymoon it has been! The first 10 months of our married lifes together in wonderful circumstance. We count our blessings regularly. Thank you Australia.<br><br>Now, it&#8217;s time to get back to work and to enjoy being back around old friends &amp; family&#8230;!<br><br>xoxoxoxLoz

... showgrounds.<br><br>Maleny is a gorgeous little town, very quaint, with a bussling little community. This is the first place we have considered to live!!! Very exciting!! So we were on full real estate alert, looking at land, houses, the works.<br><br>The next morning we were off to look at the Gold Coast just north of ...

... in the air, but quite uncompfortable on the flight up. I found myself feeling a bit awkward sitting on the guys lap but it was actually really ok and we ended up having a really good chat. Jen was the first out, which was a bit weird seeing her drop off! I hadnt really been nervous until now, but I was feeling gradually more and more nervous but when it came to actually edging towards the open door i ...

... going to ask the way, when he couldn't even say fer fer fer fer ffff follow the road. The dust began to settle. I sort of finished my conversation with Rowena and began to calmly assess the situation. By this time, Steve had disappeared. Looking out over the ridge, I could see Jason and Rebecca's house. So it was just a matter of following the ridge around and as the French would say "bon ...

... gegangen und sind dann unsere letzten paar K's gefahren bis nach Deception Bay wo wir diesen Abend bei Wally dem Trucker zum Dinner eingeladen waren. War echt ein witziger Abend. Er hat sein Bus (sagt er...) bis in 2 Wochen fertiggestellt und wird dann irgendwann mit seinem Wohnbus abhauen, da seine Frau nicht mitgehen will...:) Is echt ein cooler Typ!

... soir !!! wow, je crois que cest un temps record !! 2 jobs, un appart en moins de 3 jours !!!! Samedi dernier nous sommes emmenes !!!! Le quartier est magnifique, nou sommes a deux pas de la rivieres, de pelican beach, on a tous ce quon a besoin a un distance de marche, larret de bus est devant l'appart et notre coloc Jenny est tres gentille. C'est une dame denviron 45-50 ans qui aime avoir des etrangers pour quelques mois par annee dans son grand appartement ca ...

... elephant enclosure with us and whenever he decided to stop and rest we were able to slowly and calmly move in close enough to stroke his back and even run our hands along his flattened, rudder-like tail. The photographer caught some beautiful shots and it really wasn't difficult to smile on cue - they were plastered on all day! Foxy must have been enjoying it too because he was purring loudly and we could feel the vibrations through his body. Before ...

... a couple of police interviewing a tearful woman outside the apartment one floor down from us. There were a few awkward "bon soirs" and "excuse mois" as we shuffled past them). On Thursday we slept in a little then John and I went for our morning walk to buy the breakfast provisions - this time we walked to Rue des Rosiers, the Jewish precinct in Le Marais, and purchased bagels and kosher cakes for breakfast. We poked around the precinct for a while (full of intriguing delis ...

... the best part being the croc feeding. (The rest of the show seemed a bit too cheesy, more about humor than animal displays.) Some highlights of the zoo: We finally saw echindas (spiny anteaters). There were serveral up and moving around. This was the best place to see wombats and koalas being active. Tons of crocs (and a few alligators from the states), though I felt like they were all kind of the same (and absolutely still the whole time). The giant tortoises from the Galapagos ...

... you'd be wrong. You see, in Australia, not only should you look right first before crossing the street (I had a close encounter with a fender the other day), but you must flick the lightswitch DOWN in order to turn it on. Just let that sink in for a minute. It's a depraved and forlorn place this is! So anyway, as Jane started work today and Heath and Ian were at school, it was just me and Neil at the homestead, which meant one thing ...