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My journey in Australia continues this week with travels in Queensland. We saw dozens of kangaroos and a few koalas. Soooo sweet!
A picture of the Glass house mountains seen from Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve

Koalas and kangaroos and bats, oh my!

We’ve been around Queensland quite a bit this week, from Mary Caincross Scenic Reserve to Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area to Tallebudgera Creek.  We’ve seen so many critters, including fruit bats and cane toads.  I was supposed to dive one day but we got rained out.  Not to worry — I have a couple of dive days planned for the coming week.

A picture of a bird siting on an outcropping of rock, overlooking a river with trees and a sandy beach on the other side.
I took a walk with some new friends along Tallebudgera Creek. We had planned to scuba dive that day but were rained out. We braved the drizzle to walk along the river, though, then we went back to the house and played ukulele for a couple of hours 😀
A picture of a koala in a tree
We saw three koalas in the Coombabah Lake Conservation Park, a sweet area with open fields for kangaroos and forested areas for koalas. A truly Australian afternoon.
A picture of bird of paradise flowers in bloom
Birds of Paradise in Mudgeeraba
A picture of two people paragliding on the Gold Coast
Paragliding on the Gold Coast (not me, sadly)...

A few pictures from Mary Caincross Scenic Reserve

A picture of a vine growing around a tree trunk
A picture of a tree with tall roots in a rain forest
A picture of a vine growing up the base of a tree
A picture of a dirt path through a forest

We saw dozens and dozens of kangaroos in Coombabah Lake Conservation Park, including mamas with joeys.  They weren’t the least bit afraid of us (well, maybe a little cautious), and several of them hopped past us just yards away. 

And what’s a B&B without a little silliness…

A picture of a chalkboard sign that says, "The Best high tea Gold Coast -- voted by My Mum and a block called "Charlie" xx Thank you xx
The sign outside the Village B&B in Mudgeeraba. I didn't have high tea, but I had breakfast and it was just lovely.

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