Sunday, May 18, 2008

"Off the bus, mate."

Greetings from Australia. Not a whole lot to report, but some fun pictures to share. We've attended 2 Australian Rules Football ('Footy') games, taken some pictures of our neighborhood, and completed a 35km, 3 day/2 night backpack trip as volunteers with a high school outdoor education group at Wilson's Promontory National Park. We had heard nothing but amazing testimonials about Wilson's Prom since our arrival here in Melbourne, particularly when people learned about our love of the outdoors, and our first visit certainly left us impressed. It was interesting, in multiple forms, to complete this trip with 2 teaching staff and 7 Grade 9 & 10 students - what a trip back in time to the world of being a teenager! Did we really used to act like that?!

We saw our 1st poisonous snake since living here - a baby tiger snake, which our teacher guides were quick to point out that, although quite small, had venom poisonous enough to deliver a fatal bite. I stayed quite clear, and was thankful that I was wearing my protective hiking gators, even though they definitely are not the most stylish.

Hoping all is well for everyone. Be well-

xoxoxo
Love, Christy

1 comment:

Flynn Family said...

nice pics, although the snake photo would have been a lot cooler if you were actually holding the snake (Steve Irwin style), considering you have protective gear on...