A 3.5 week trip to Australia and New Zealand - Part 1

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Re: A 3.5 week trip to Australia and New Zealand

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Thursday, August 7, 2008 (day 7)
Morialta Park Waterfall Hike, Adelaide, Australia

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Today's trip is labeled a 'hike', steep and on a dirt trail. This is a loop hike, but without maps I took a wrong turn. I had a feeling I was going the wrong way, and turned back. At a trail junction I went by a big group of hikers 'cleaning their boots', and as they came thru one by one, they they stood in front of the trail that I was supposed to take. Not knowing this, I continued where they came down. SnowDude told me he saw two koala bears by a grove of gum trees, so I checked it out when I got there. I saw one koala bear and spent some time watching it eat. After 20 minutes I continued to the parking area. It started sprinkling as I approached the car.

The birds in Australia are colorful. Parrots are all over.
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A lot of pretty flowers
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Koala bear
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Waterfalls
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Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free . . . . Jim Morrison


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Re: A 3.5 week trip to Australia and New Zealand

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Cool. Thank you.
Piece of cake.
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Day 8: packed for a 7 day New Zealand trip

Day 9: Flew from Adelaide to Sydney (AUS) to Queenstown (NZ)

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I'll start a "Part 2" thread for New Zealand.
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Re: A 3.5 week trip to Australia and New Zealand - Part 1

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How fun! Very cool Cori!
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