The Great Australian Adventure
Kristine and I traveled "down under" with our two friends Keith and Annika for a fabulous two week adventure. We started in Perth...
   

Kristine boards the plane with her new friend "Sydney"
We stayed with Keith and Annika's college friends Anthony and Amy.
Kristine loves her Lobster!! Yum
Keith and Annika goofing around in Freemantle (a suburb of Perth)
Amy and Kristine enjoy ice cream
Annika
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Travelling on the bus with "Sydney" to visit downtown Perth
This is one of the "tourist" shopping streets in Perth
"Beer:30" - We stopped for a refreshing afternoon beer...often!
Perth has a huge downtown park that is great for an aftenoon stroll or nap
More views of Perth
Annika teaches a "balancing act" class at school.
Here she shows Kristine some of the tricks
Kristine rolls down the hill....perhaps too much beer?
 
There were some really unique trees in this park
You can see the size of these odd trees in this picture
Strolling through the park
Lemonade in Aust. is really Sprite. The bartender tried to make a real lemonade
Like a true Australian, "Sydney" enjoys an afternoon beverage
The beach in Freemantle
Beach bunnies! Amy is due in a few months!
 
Licorice flavored ice cream....yuck... Amy, Kristine, and Anthony enjoyed it!
We rented a camper van to drive down to Margret River to do some wine tasting!
There are over 100 wineries in the region. "Sydney" can't wait to taste some.
Are we "happy hikers?".... of course!
This is a "roo" guard. Kangaroos can total your car if you hit one on the road.
Our first wine tasting
This was a very common sight while driving down the road
More wine tasting and buying!
 
Keith hit a mighty ugly "roo" on his way to the next winery!
Self portrait
Our home away from home! Kristine and I slept here.
Keith and Annika slept in the tent
The ladies cooked a fabulous meal for us!
Lentel stew with bread ... yum!