For the second part of our trip we headed up to the Gold Coast, near Brisbane.  They have some amazing surf there….not that I surf.  And even if I did, I wouldn’t get in the water after a surfer showed us this picture!  What the heck?!  A 10-foot great white shark was practically bitten in half by a BIGGER great white.  We were content to just people watch from the beach.

We rented a car which was quite an adventure in itself!  Driving the complete opposite of what you’re accustomed to takes some getting used to, but eventually Jeremy got the hang of it and could signal for a turn without turning on the windshield wipers. =P

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It happened to be my birthday while we were in Australia and Jeremy found this cool restaurant called Moo Moo.  It was some of the best food we had while in Australia.  Jeremy’s enjoying some wagyu beef and brussel sprouts…

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….and I tried kangaroo for the first time!  It was a lot like beef & lamb….and it was good!
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We went to the rainforest Skywalk on Mount Tamborine.  It’s an elevated walkway that takes you through the upper & middle canopies of the rainforest, and then later descends to the lower canopy.
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Jeremy is a bit scared of heights so he was always holding on to both sides of the walkway.
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Check out the size of that ant!  It’s even carrying a spider in it’s mouth.
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We visited a glow worm cave.  I couldn’t take pictures inside, but it was a lot like looking up into a starry sky…..or a ceiling full of LED’s….except the light was coming from little itty bitty worms’ butts!
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Jeremy made breakfast for us one morning….
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….and we enjoyed the view from our balcony.
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We went on a jet ski tour around Surfer’s Paradise.  The coolest part was when we spotted a pod of dolphins swimming by.

These lorikeets landed on our balcony one morning…literally 3 feet away from me!  They made so much noise and seemed really bold that I was afraid they might attack me.

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Wild brush turkey
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Sun-bathing
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If you’re interested in seeing the full album from our trip, you can view it here.