Who's that cuddling up the koala?

G'day mate! This is a picture of me holding a koala in Australia when I was eleven years old. We leave in one week to lob in on the rellies in Brizzie, heat up the billie for a cuppa tea, and throw some shrimp on the barbie for a beaut holiday.

Australia trip

I am going on a trip to Australia, leaving June 7 and returning on July 2. My Mom, my sister Jacki, nephew Sean and my 3 grand nieces are going for my Uncle's 90th Birthday. I am writing this from my work computer to be sure that I know how to create a blog from another computer. I will put pictures and short travel logs for those of you who want to experience Australia with me. I am very excited. I was in Australia to celebrate my 11 birthday and will celebrate my 60th on June 9 the day we arrive! How's that for a co-inkey-dink?

At the Beach

When I was down beside the sea, A wooden spade they gave to me, To dig the sandy shore. My holes were empty like a cup; In every hole the sea came up, Till it would come no more. The only thing that has changed since Robert Louis Stevenson's time is we give them plastic instead of wood!

This was our day at the beach. We had to go to 3 beaches before we found one open. The first two were closed due to the storms previous days. This is Dilly with his sand spade preparing to dig to China.
There is something that never changes about kids and beaches. We got sand in our eyes and our ears and our nose. We got sand in our hair and sand between our toes!