ON HOLIDAY !

Where have we been? - you have to guess from the photograph of the girls...there's not a lot we haven't done these last two weeks and we have had SUCH fun!



We visited some amazing temples (another clue)and made a lucky wish each with our incense sticks..



We've been up things on SkyWalks and cable cars and trains (which were almost vertical) and lifts and walked up and down more steps than my legs wish to remember..



We stayed in motels and in pubs, cabins and one gorgeous hotel where we had a room with a view and on one morning a triathalon taking place underneath our balcony. Every evening we watched huge bats flying up from the gardens across the road and past our windows.. have you guessed where we've been yet?



We did see some wicked creatures - for example this spider - you can get a vague idea of the hugeness of it (I was chosen to go and stand behind it!)One in particular - no photo I'm afraid - but I saw a dugong for the first time and a leafy seahorse!



There were lots of fountains, waterfalls, streams, brooks, waterfalls, rivers, canals, waterfalls, harbours, lakes and waterfalls..



The snakes were HUGE and I had a python round my neck at one point, but the girls kept a careful eye on me.. stroked an alligator, he was a bit snappy!



We went on ferries and boats, cruise ships and watertaxis, even in a submarine and on a warship called the 'Vampire' (which was appropriate after Jess being in Dracula)



We were somewhere close to the sea for a week and then somewhere mountainous for the other..



There was something about those spiders though!



If you haven't guessed yet, this should do it! Me and Roo! He wanted to come home with me but we thought Biosecurity might notice!



Here's the clinching icon (and yes, we climbed up the Pylon - all 600 steps!)



The tour around the Opera House was fantastic - but more about that on another blog, later..



The girls first proper fun fair in four years and they went on everything!



We got up close to koalas, kangaroos, echidnas, wombats, kookaburras and flying foxes.. both real and in teddy form..



Having survived two weeks in a country boasting the top ten most venemous creatures in the world - we felt relieved to get home!



Lots of tea times ( Australians can't make coffee!) on verandahs..



And wonders of the natural world in the Blue Mountains (they really are blue!)
Nice to be home - I'll blog more later!