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... actually it was Devonshire cream scones although most Devonians would probably argue) at a Alpaca farm. We sat on a terrace looking out over the valley and watching the animals grazing, while being dive bombed by swifts in search of new homes (remember it is spring here). <br><br>We then continued on to O'Reilley's which is a section of rainforest which includes a statue commemorating the search carried out by the said O'Reilley in the 1930's to seek out survivors of an air ...

... there is no longer a sly grog shop at the foot of Lunatic Hill, however John Landers wrote the below story of an earlier time: &#8220;Now, at nearly the foot of the hill, was erected our biggest refreshment shop. It was also run as a boarding house, and a pie and coffee shop. If you wanted a cup of coffee and pie, you simply went in and put down 6p. But if you desired anything stronger, you put down half a sovereign and asked for 2 pies. A few minutes ...

... to find the walls of the second hall completely covered in three-dimensional Buddha tiles! It took me back to the Summer Palace in Beijing where the heads of Buddha statues had been decapitated during the infamous Cultural Revolution. Meanwhile, the sun was reaching its zenith and I was sweating like a pig. Vanessa, of course, only glistened... Finding air-conditioned relief from the sweltering heat, Tom Tom then directed us from Chung ...

... to dinner. We decided to have dinner at the buffet at the Holiday Inn. The food there was fantastic. I had lamb chops, some rice and a few other things. For dessert I had delecious chocolate cake and chocolate moose (if that is show you spell it). After we had finished dinner, I took Shawna, Kodi, Noah and Celeste over to the amusement park. The kids went on the bungee trampoline and then the dodgemcars. Celeste and I took Shawna over to some of the ...

Early the next day we got on a Croc Tour (or something like that) bus to Australia Zoo, which still proclaims itself as the "Home of Steve Irwin" on the signs outside. Slightly untrue, but I suppose you can't blame them. The first thing we did was head to the "Crocoseum" where the main show was about to start- they did birds and snakes first (slightly cheesy, the rangers were a bit like children's TV presenters) then out came the crocs! And Terri Irwin! Plus Wes, Steve Irwin's ...

... Turned out no one else could be bothered other than me and Meg! So I won best hat award!! Although I barely wore my hat, everyone I the office, especially the Director-General Jim Pekin!! He took much interest in my hat and proceeded to walk around the office with it until someone else stole it! I didn't see it for most of the day! At least everyone liked it though. At 2pm the race kicked off, everyone sat around in silence hoping that they win the big one.. the $5 sweepstake ...

... were,trying to get up on the surfboard. Unlike the Guinnes ad, it may not have been after 14 pints of stout but it was still tricky enough. The first few time I got up on my hunches only then to hit the deck. However after about the fifth attempt I was standing no bother. The key thing was not to sand up totally straight, but to stay in a crouched position and also to key your hand down by your sides. For those of those that had mastered the techniques one of the ...

... een limo! Hostel was perfect aangezien we een soort appartement hadden met alles erop en eraan (tv, keuken, etc.) alleen deelde we het wel met twee andere jongens (die weleen andere kamer hadden). Die middag Surfers verkent en uiteindelijk een soort wolkenkrabber in gegaan. Weet niet wanneer een gebouw officieel een wolkenkrabber wordt maar de 77ste etage was ingericht als "uitkijk toren". Daar een half uurtje doorgebracht ...

... we were ready to hit The Cyclone, thinking that it should be open by this stage. Alas, the Dreamworld people still couldn't get their act together so it was time to head off to another part of the park. We headed over to The Giant Drop via the DWR (Dreamworld Railway) Main Street station to check the timetable for the day, noting that the train came about every 30 minutes. Our destination ride seemed pretty non-descript from the outside yet we discovered the ...

... over the world. I played pool with a half canadian/american that grew up in Australia and a guy from Israel, and had a nice long talk with a guy from Germany. The city is filled with backpackers, it's like a vacation all year for the locals. I meet up with LeShell on Wednesday, I can't wait to see her. Well, my time is about up....until next time. wish you were here, shelby