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Day 33 – Drive to Sydney

We got a late start as it was late when we returned off the boat yesterday and got the rental car picked up from the airport.  I was not about to wake anyone up for the long drive to Sydney.

It is quite a drive, it is an easy drive but was definitely a long day in the car but was worth it when Ky realized he gets to see the Sydney Opera House in the morning!!! His face was priceless.  It is one of his favorites he has been waiting for…a lego store in Sydney might be a sway as well.

The drive was relatively uneventful other than the 3 inch rock we took to the rental car windscreen, whoops, guess that $9 insurance will pay for itself.  I don’t think it will fly as added artwork to the car even though it spiraled out so beautifully.

Another late night and looking forward to our Double Decker Bus Tour in the morning!

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Day 27 – Philip Island Koala’s

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This is what I was expecting from Koala’s!!  They were awesome!  I have some great shots of this one behind us in the tree.  He was so playful letting us take his picture.  We even got him yawning at the end.  Night night little guy.

On to home as Taz is tomorrow!

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Day 29 – Day 2 Repeat

Remember what happened day two.  The ER.  Yep, we flew in to Tasmania yesterday and I got really sick by the afternoon.  I went straight to bed when we got to the hotel.  Hoping sleep would help, not so much, maybe I need more sleep.

I sent the hubby with the kiddos to explore, they found a car museum, no surprise.  I tried to get more sleep but still not helping.  Since my birthday was in the morning and the ibuprofen was not bringing the fever down we went to the ER.  The doctor said in two seconds I had without a doubt Tonsillitis and he got me a prescription.

Antibiotics are amazing!!!  When I got to the hospital I was nearly passing out and within a few hours we were able to go for a short walk in the canyon park.  Much different from hardly being able to get out of bed like in the morning.

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Day 20 – Hanging Rock & Mt Macedon

Ready. Set. National Park. What can I say we LOVE national parks!  Exploring Melbourne has been quite the experience for all of us.  It is the largest city any of us have visited and it comes with some interesting tricks…like right hand turns from left lane only…you say what?  Yes, I said that right!!!  From …

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Day 26 – Philip Island

We woke up to a somewhat blustery day on Philip Island.  We were not sure what there was to explore so we decided to take a little drive.   Since it was dusk when we visited the penguins we headed back out that way. We found a beach and walked down to enjoy the sand.  It …

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Day 25 – Puffing Billy & Penguins

Today we traveled to the other side of Melbourne.  It is kinda funny here everything is considered Melbourne up to even two hours away.  Puffing Billy is located outside downtown Melbourne in the Yarra Mountain Range.  We got on the train, Puffing Billy, in a little country town called Belgrave.  Puffing Billy is a steam …

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Day 23 – Ballarat Wildlife Park

Today was definitely up there with my favorite days here!  The wildlife park was wonderful, definitely worth the drive.  It was a small park but was hardly busy most of the time it was just us enjoying the animals. The ranger talks were great.  Some we got to pet the animals, like the young wombat …

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