AUSTRALIA 2001


- FEBRUARY-MARCH -


Melbourne


Remember Vegemite?
Click to hear the Aussie tribute!

Lining up for the group picture
at the Yering Station Winery.

Judy and Charlene visit one of the
Koalas at Jirrahlinga.

Above: a souvenir postcard of the visit
to Jirrahlinga - home to Koalas, Wombats,
Dingoes, and native birds.
Right: Mary and Liz make friends with
a rescued Kangaroo.

Christy feeds Eucalyptus leaves
to Beau - the famous Qantas
Airlines Koala.

A trainer shows a lizard to
Donna, Donna and Hal.
Tramcar Restaurant


Bev and Jeff enjoy one of
the many courses at dinner
on the rolling Tramcar restaurant.

In Geelong, decorative "Bollard"
carvings of characters
lined the waterfront.
Penguin Island


Every night without fail,
the mini penguins come
to shore to their nests.
Sydney


The red buses in Sydney took us
to 18 different stops including the
famous Opera House, the Harbor Bridge
and the Queen Victoria Building
for shopping!

Rice Krispies were known as
Rice Bubbles down under.

Mastertouch Piano Roll
factory was a good place to
wear "Kangaroo Crossing" shirts.

Mike talks to host Harold
about his collection.

Alvin admires a model steam train,
a possible souvenir?

Marilyn is dwarfed by the huge
pipe organ at Peter's historic
home in Ballarat.

Marilyn, Sherri, Cindy and
Sharyn line up at the Decap
Dance Organ at Service City.

Christy and Donna in front of a huge
geyser at the Rotorua Thermal Reserve.
New Zealand


Flat Hills Tourist Park was like
a rest area with an outdoor
buffet lunch and souvenir shop.

Donna, Charlene and Norb at the
scenic view of Wellington Harbor from
Michael and Gillian's back yard.

Jody and Miriam admire paintings
in the gallery at Jonathan's, as
well as the Polyphon.

"Famous Dennis" entertains us
on the equally famous Paderewski
piano at the Whittaker Museum
on Waiheke Island, NZ.

Denny, Cindy, Sherri and Wes
enjoy dinner at our favorite
Italian restaurant outside
Sky City in Auckland.

This Market was a short walk
downhill from our hotel, but a
LONG walk up the hill.
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