Australian food. What a strange mix of american and english food with a huge asian flair for good measure. So far i tried vegemite, the spread that aussies love. A lot like really rich beef boullion. Kind of weird. I also tried kangaroo tonight on a burger. It wasn't as gamey as I thought it would be. Mostly everything is served with chips. Crumbed stuff is huge, from prawns to barramundi (a common fish). They love their wine and have it at every chance....

Hi, I am finally not exhausted. What a wild week! We left home one week ago today. The stay in South Austalia was very educational. Everyone is amazingly niceand very friendly. One man on the tram apologized because it was raining! Our tour guide on kangaroo islandwas verykind and considerate. He seriously tookit uponhimself to show us every animal on the island. The island culture is very close knit. Only 4500 people on an island 95 miles long and35 wi...

We finished kangaroo island today. Lots of fun. We started the morning at Reeves point where the first settlers lived in south Australia. We then went to seal bay on the south of the island and watched the austrAlian sea lions play on the shore. Many of them were basking on the sand. They gotosea for three days and gorge themselves, then come back and sleep for three days. There were a few pups hanging outwaiting for their mums to come back. They were play...

Today was a very busy day. We got up right away and headed to the airport. We got on a tiny turbo prop plane and flew to Kangaroo Island (KI). Once we landed at the tiny airport with only one gate, we met our tour guide and started our whirly-whirly tour around the island. First we stopped by a sanctuary and saw koalas, kangaroos and parrots. There were a few koalas who were awake and poseing for us. The kangaroos were just relaxing. The tour company treat...

Today was a big day. We started the day by stopping at the adelaide botanic gardens. They were lovely. Lots of plants, a lot of them tropical. There was a very nice gal that let us use her "brolly" while we were in the gardens. It was drizzling a little as we wandered. Eventually we ended up at the national wine center. That is the education center. They had all kinds of wines and different things like labels and how to educate your palate. It was a nice...