Sunday, August 1, 2010

The Land Down Under!

I absolutely loved Australia! I could've stayed another month. I saw so many things I'd heard about my whole life. I met so many rellies (that's how they refer to relatives) and just fell in love with them all. The land was beautiful and the people were amazing. I did have a camera mishap and lost a bunch of photos of Uluru (Ayer's Rock) and of Cairns. The 2 places I went by myself. They were really amazing so you'll just have to take my word for it. The above picture is me and Ky the koala. He was quite cuddly. Scott had visited this same zoo years ago when the Navy brought him to Australia so it was fun to get the same kinda of picture in the same place...just a few years apart.
Yeah what they say about those baby kangaroos hanging out in momma's pouch is totally true!
The rocks to the right of the 3 sisters all formerly known as Westerlund are also called "The Three Sisters."
The whole gang outside the Sydney Opera House. We took a really interesting tour of the building and watched one night as they projected images on the sails (that's how they refer to the domes). It was a beautiful place! I really enjoyed the city of Sydney. I think we all fell in love with the country. We imitated and perfected the accent the entire trip (except in public). We had tea at the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney. We pet kangaroos. We tried every "Aussie" food we could. We had a great time and can't wait to go back!

4 comments:

kimi + joe said...

Welcome home, you've been missed! Ky is a cutie pie and certainly took a liking to you. So glad you've had these great adventures and I'm excited to hear more about them.

Becky said...

How exciting Courtney! I was super happy to see that Shawna got to go too(as well as everyone else) It must have been great to see Australia and your Rellies : )

Hayley's Comment said...

So fun! My cousin is visiting there now and just got a year extension on her visa. I don't think she'll ever come back! But on the other hand have to come back! :) I miss u.

Grammy T. said...

Hi to you all. :) Your Mom looks so adorable and her hair is awesome.
xoxoxoxo