Blue mountains and green-curry
The next day Rodrigo kindly drove us 2 hours west to the Blue Mountains for some hiking.
We decided to do a 3 hour loop which took us down a steep metal staircase into the valley and then along amongst the trees for some time before climbing back up where we paused for lunch with a beautiful view. It felt good to get the blood pumping again and to enjoy the fresh air.
On the drive back into town we stopped at an animal sanctuary to see some more strange Australian creatures. Apparently koalas are quite common in the wild, along the Great Ocean Road, but we had missed them. Here they had plenty, although most of them were fast asleep.
We did get to pat one though - apparently this one has starred on TV a few times, so he's used to the attention.
There were lots of interesting birds too. I was amazed how big this pelican's beak was. He got quite curious with my camera and I didn't want to get too much closer than this.
Of course, the real treat was seeing the kangaroos, especially the mothers with youngsters in their pouches.
We bought ice-cream cones full of bird-seed to feed them and I took this video of Katie and one kangaroo that got a bit too enthusiastic.
The next day we pulled out our Thai cooking recipe book and announced we were going to cook green curry chicken for dinner. We were happy to find almost everything we needed at the grocery store, but something went a little wrong when we quadrupled the recipe (too much coconut milk).
But it tasted alright in the end and there were plenty of leftovers.
On our last night we pulled out both the sofa beds in the living room and made ourselves comfortable for an evening of movie watching with the DVD player hooked up to the projector.
We were both feeling a bit exhausted emotionally by the end of our trip so it was really nice to spend our last week with friends who treated us like family and made our stay so comfortable.
The next morning Nicoletta and Rodrigo kept us company at the airport until it was time to board.
We decided to do a 3 hour loop which took us down a steep metal staircase into the valley and then along amongst the trees for some time before climbing back up where we paused for lunch with a beautiful view. It felt good to get the blood pumping again and to enjoy the fresh air.
On the drive back into town we stopped at an animal sanctuary to see some more strange Australian creatures. Apparently koalas are quite common in the wild, along the Great Ocean Road, but we had missed them. Here they had plenty, although most of them were fast asleep.
We did get to pat one though - apparently this one has starred on TV a few times, so he's used to the attention.
There were lots of interesting birds too. I was amazed how big this pelican's beak was. He got quite curious with my camera and I didn't want to get too much closer than this.
Of course, the real treat was seeing the kangaroos, especially the mothers with youngsters in their pouches.
We bought ice-cream cones full of bird-seed to feed them and I took this video of Katie and one kangaroo that got a bit too enthusiastic.
The next day we pulled out our Thai cooking recipe book and announced we were going to cook green curry chicken for dinner. We were happy to find almost everything we needed at the grocery store, but something went a little wrong when we quadrupled the recipe (too much coconut milk).
But it tasted alright in the end and there were plenty of leftovers.
On our last night we pulled out both the sofa beds in the living room and made ourselves comfortable for an evening of movie watching with the DVD player hooked up to the projector.
We were both feeling a bit exhausted emotionally by the end of our trip so it was really nice to spend our last week with friends who treated us like family and made our stay so comfortable.
The next morning Nicoletta and Rodrigo kept us company at the airport until it was time to board.
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It was such a pleasure to have you here at the end of this trip... Or rather, at the beginning of another great journey, perhaps the most difficult but certainly the best. We wish you and Kathleen every happiness.
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