Final Australian Post :(

Sailing, Snorkelling, Deep sea fishing, Flying over Sydney, Zorbing, Surfing lessons with a World Champion, New Year’s Eve on the Harbour, the Chudleigh show (oldest continuous show in Australia), Cuddling koalas, Taming wild donkeys, Wine tasting in Mudgee, Weekends away to the south coast, Weekends away to the north coast, Horse racing with the Starks, Greyhound racing with the Shelbys, Meeting 8 out of 9 Starks siblings, Australia Day, Anzac Day, An Aussie Christmas, Boxing Day, Celebrating Thanksgiving on the reef, 2 - 50th birthday parties, Train delays, Hostels, working 4 Caringbah markets, 2 encounters with the Prime Minister, White water rafting, Whale watching, Loads of dolphins, A waterview, Herding cattle 3kms from Weemelah, 1 chipped tooth, Bananas hit $13 a kilo, lawn bowls,1 shower with a Western Brown, About 5 World Heritage areas, Beaches, Budgey smugglers, The kiss greeting, Loads of museums, A few tourist traps, Driving a manual on the opposite side of the road from Pymble to Caringbah on our 1st go with no idea of what to do at a round-a-bout, 3 parking tickets (rear to curb?), only 1 speeding ticket, 100 boxes of Kleenexes, staying with ‘strangers’ 8 times, 2 High Distinctions, 4 American visitors, greyhound races, a proper bush dance, pie and peas at Harry's, Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, 1 book club, 1 night at the Opera House, Singing the American National Anthem at our 4th meeting, Mrs. Shelby singing “Oklahoma”, boot throwing competitions, 5 days in aboriginal village, an encounter with stingless bees, Meeting the coaches of the Canteen Creek Blues, 1 night at Kings Cross (all we needed!), Sharks game, Swans Game, Warne gets 700 wickets, Commonwealth games, Melbourne Cup, Socceroos in the World Cup, Netball??, Mountains, 3 days as a waiter, 12 apostles, 3 sisters, Tassie devils, Devil’s Marbles, Gullet and Kitchen, Morning tea, Afternoon tea, Reefs, the feeling of being “outsiders” in an outback pub, Rainforests, Waterfalls, love/hate relationships with the birds, car sickness, sea sickness, Deserts, a giant rock, fjords, perfecting ‘G’day Mate!’, a 13 month honeymoon, 2 Austrian exchange students, 10 Rotary presentations, 2 Rotary District Conferences, emus, cane toads, millions of sheep, heaps of roos, Heaps more roos dead on the road, & 100 Australian roast dinners makes…

2 True Blue, Fair Dinkum Aussies!!!!!

(stay tuned for more updates from Oklahoma!!)