Australia was a place of remembrances – to a time when all is as perfect as can be, a time to dream. The Land of Oz has always been a dream state to me – it’s like childhood, b/c we remember what we want to. We did in fact see beautiful new places, but mainly we wanted to return to see old friends Rhonda Harris and her wonderful girls and Margie and Peter Broadbent.
Peter took us to the Dandenongs, near Olinda and the Puffing Billy Railroad. We saw hundreds of birds, particularly gullahs, crows, some parrots, magpies, white cockatiels, crimson rosellas, and, of course, kookaburras. We saw another example of old rainforest, filled with massive trees. It was just a grand, ole time with him showing us the beauty of the Melbourne area. We ate an Aussie dish of some meat in a potato pie (can’t remember its name). He found some quaint shops in which we tried to spend a lot of money, but got an old replica of a sextant instead. Then he took us to an overlook part of Melbourne and the Yarra Valley. It was gorgeous. See photos. Then Margie took us to her school and we got to interact with a group of 4th graders about America and Australia. They asked those 10 year old kind of questions and did great with some cute errors in geography.
Then we were off to see Peter’s new church and get with the Rhonda’s family. They took us to the city to see all the changes since we were last there. Melbourne is even more beautiful than before, with a new footy field and a facelift. They also took us to a chocolate store to die for. I’ve never had better or more different types of chocolate. Then we met new husbands and Jemimah’s new son. It was a mlovely time with true friends. Wish we could have spent more time with them, but now we have new things to dream about.
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