At 7:00 am, Barry awoke to the words, "What are you doing?" muttered from within the next room. "Going for a surf with Barry." Barry leaped out of bed and moments later, he and Chris were out of the door headed for the ocean. Barry enjoyed the swim immensely and when he returned, it was with a huge grin on his face. Australian living definitely agrees with him! After a help-yourself breakfast (our favorite kind), we headed to Dorrigo Nationa...

From Coffs Harbour, it was a quick trip to Woolgoolga or Whoopi, as it's called by its citizens. There we stayed with yet another set of friends of the Kiryluks - the Robinsons. Fiona and Chris were kind enough to offer us a roof for a few days. We arrived to a houseful as Joan (Grandma), their eldest son and his girlfriend, and their three other children (all grown - 16, 18, 20) were also there. Despite the age difference, our kids were thrilled to be with the...