Sunday, June 7, 2009

AUSTRALIA

Been here two days and things are incredible. Flights sucked, with some delays, diversions and difficulties (never accept a middle seat on a 14 hour flight). Saw the zoo in Perth, with barely enough time...I got maybe 90 minutes before it closed.

The next day was the bus ride here. 10 hours with three stops at "roadhouses" - no Patrick Swayze - these are gas/convenience places, most with some food offerings. Prices are high here all the way around, since most everything has to be shipped here, but working it out. Saw a couple of kangaroos, and some emus in a field. Not so excited about the emus now, as there are about a dozen that roam the resort here.

Have a trailer (called a caravan) to myself, but only there to sleep. Yesterday did data entry, as it was too windy to go out on the boat. Today took a walk up the beach, then we went out on the water to clean some cages under the water. Did a little snorkeling. Out and back we saw a loggerhead turtle, a few dolphins, a school of 15 stingrays...none of this is out of the ordinary.

won't be posting too often, as the connection is a dialup and it costs per connection.

1 comment:

Rachel said...

Oh, I love hearing about people's travels. And research even more. I am jealous of all the wildlife you're seeing. I wish I could join you somehow, but I wouldn't want to sit through that flight!

- Rachel L