Time to wrap it up!

We are home after our wonderful adventure. It's way past time to finalize this, however I will say that re-entry has been much more difficult than I would have imagined. Still after several weeks I get disorientated or forget something simply. Luckily it has not been about which side of the road to drive on! The memories of this time live with us everyday. There will be many more years of sharing the stories and keeping up with the fabulous connections made over the past months. I will always long for the beaches of Australia. Thank you for following along and being a part of our journey in whatever way possible. See YA.

The Great Barrier Reef in Caines

Out of the great grey skies, as the rain desends in the Monsoon season of Northern Australia, we make our way on a small boat to the two destinations of Michalmus Cay and...................

Hastings reef out in the oceans outer reef

And so we snorkeled and smiles in awe at all the varieties of fish and coral and of the incredible vastness of the ocean.

And we relaxed in the warm ocean waters.

Santa in OZ

One Christmas eve, Santa flies in the air in a big red sleigh pulled by eight brown reindeer. BUT when Santa hits the Aussie coast, 8 white Boomers pull the way. And when Santa swoops down with his Christmas magic he'll be delivering presents to kids. First he goes to Queensland, then to New south Wales. He heads up north with daylight on his trail. One last stop to the top he flies away yelling "G'day to all and to you all a good night". With a ray of sun he disappears and the good little children wake with a start while Santa is sleeping and snoring about.                                                                                      BY     LEONA

When Santa flies into Australia, he switches to a surf board and gets on his BONDS knickers and rash guard. He replaces his fur hat for a sun hat and cuts his beard short and puts sunscreen on his rosy cheeks. He surfs down the streets dropping presents in the chimneys that drop to the Christmas trees. To Sydney, Brisbane and Byron Bay and many more places. Some roofs he needed a can opener because the
roofs were made of tin. Then when he has reached all the houses he yells to all of OZ "G'day to you all and to all Aussies a good night"                                                                    BY  JUDE