Our second set of family visitors arrived early last Thursday morning. Neither my brother Tim nor his wife Karen slept much on the plane, but they were ready to see the city. We spent a couple days in Melbourne admiring the views of the beaches, marinas, and cakes.
Our friend John had invited us to an Essendon vs. St. Kilda Autralian rules football game on Saturday night at Etihad Stadium. We joined 36,000 other fans as we cheered on the Essendon Bombers, because that's who John barracks for... He lent us his black and red team scarves but, sadly, that didn't help the team win. Despite the loss, a good time was had by all.
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| Selfie at the game - Andy, John and Tim behind Karen and me |
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The next morning we hopped the country train and arrived in Warrnambool midday. We went straight to see the uniquely Australian animals at Tower Hill. We scored with close-ups of wallabies, echidnas, kangaroos, and one of the coolest koala experiences to date. See videos
here and
here.
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| Tim video taping the koala's trip |
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| Koala pictures never get old |
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| Kangaroo stopping to check us out |
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| Echidna |
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We spent Monday exploring Yambuk beach and river wildlife.
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| Tim learning to fish for gummy shark from a local |
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| Did you know pelicans mate for life? |
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On Tuesday we headed out to the Great Ocean Road for coastal vistas and more walks on the beach.
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| That's Tim and Andy, mostly Tim, getting hit by a rogue wave. |
Wow..thanks for sharing..even more jealous now...have a great time
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