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June 25, 2005

Day 2-Day 4: A Dingo Ate My Baby!

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Day 2: Stayed in Seal Rocks at Treachery Campground -- sounds foreboding, no? It was. We nearly died in two seperate instances. An opossum decided our tuna sandwiches were deliciously smelly.. and wanted to have some of our dinner too. We scared it off shining a flashlight into its eyes. Poor thing; it's probably blind now.

The dingo went after me!!! Because I'm lame and weak, it had its eye on its prey as it followed us up to the surf lookout... had it not decided it would rather take a dash across the dunes, I'd be dead. Just kidding-- Caroline's fierce waving of a stick saved me. Just kidding again.

We also saw a bear! It looked like an opossum. But it wasn't near enough to snatch us.

Seal Rocks was BEAUTIFUL. We woke up before sunrise that morning and it was storming, sort of-- We checked out the beach with the surf crashing into the rocks and the wind whipping about us. When the rain came and pelted our faces, we took shelter in Tipsy Trail, our fondly named Nissan X-trail. It's tipsy because we are carrying 7 bottle of wine in it. Don't worry, we're drinking it AFTER parking for the night.

Day 3: On the way out, we saw a rainbow which we viewed as a promise of no more rain... that turned out to be false as it's raining again here in Byron Bay. But, we saw two more rainbows as we made our way up the Pacific Highway through some simply marvelous countryside and quaint towns, stopping in Coffs Harbour for a fish and chips lunch.

We stopped at the Backpackers Holiday Village for the night, a wonderfully lively hostel that cost $27 per person. Stopped at two bars, one was filled with purely Australian folk; it was interesting to say the least. I liked the band, though. The second bar was a bit more familiar with a crowd that was younger, surf videos playing on a huge screen, and a band spouting charming tunes in the main room. It was all under a cover, but the sea air breezed through as if we were outside. Being exhausted from a 7:15-6:15 drive with a two hour break, we called it a night at 10:30 (I know, lame) but now we're up and ready to hit the road for Noosa Heads, from which we'll head toward Fraser Island to explore the largest sand islands in the world. Good thing we got a 4WD vehicle!

Miss everyone! Leave comments to update us on what you're doing!

Posted by Janice K on June 25, 2005 10:18 AM
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that wasn't my email. i ran in to TC last night at the theater. we talked, but i forgot his name.

i might need to stop reading this, im getting mad jealous. altho i did go for a kick ass 15 mile bike ride and saw lots of birds, butteryflys and a beaver.

Posted by: jomy on June 25, 2005 01:06 PM

Hi guys - glad to hear you are enjoying yourselves and that you have made it to Coffs. Enjoy Fraser Island and watch out for the dingos - they really do carry small children off!

Hope the rain stops soon [where you are at least - we still need it here].

Talk to you soon - Stuart and Narelle

Posted by: Stuart on June 25, 2005 09:32 PM

I want a map to see all these places.

p.s., never trust rainbows.

Posted by: SamIam on June 26, 2005 01:07 PM

Get my e-mail address correct!! WE feel like we are being left out. Your dad forwarded the info to date. You and Karl are truly blessed to be able to have such an adventure! We just got back from Atlanta where we attended Amy Brushwood's engagement party and Samantha's 2 year old birthday party. Had fun. Keep us wired. Love, Paka

Posted by: Paka- Don on June 29, 2005 02:33 AM
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