Day Six: Wednesday

Day Six: Changed plans, Bateman’s Bay, Eurobodalla Botanical Garden, Broulee Island Beach Walk and Kangaroos-Inside and Out.

We started out today with plans to go to Canberra, ACT (Australia Capital Territory) – the capital city. We got a really late start though (darn that being able to sleep in!) and decided not to start the two plus hour drive to a city full of things to do, at eleven in the morning. So instead, went to Bateman’s Bay to see what the town had to offer. We checked out their mall… not really that interesting, wandered around a grocery store (because we like food that much) and walked the streets until we felt we’d seen it all.

The highlight of Bateman’s Bay this morning was that we finally tried pies! We stopped at a café and patisserie for brunch and enjoyed our Australian meat pie experience immensely. Blake had a beef, bacon (ham) and cheese pie and I had a chicken satay pie. Delicious!

On our way back from Bateman’s Bay we decided, despite the drizzle of rain, it was the day to do the Eurobodalla Botanical Gardens. Obviously, this isn’t the time of year to go look at flora, since everything is half dead looking from winter, but it was a nice walk anyway. We saw some interesting things and just enjoyed the fresh air and strange trees. I swear, every tree was called Eucalyptus something, which leads me to believe that they just call all trees eucalyptus.

After the Botanical Garden we were headed to Broulee Beach to do the Island Beach Walk (which is quite close to where we are staying, but we just hadn’t done it yet). We decided to stop in Mogo and pick something up at the kitchen store that we felt like we couldn’t get back in the states (we love us some kitchen tools!).

Broulee Island Beach Walk was pretty neat. There is a permanent sand bar that connects the beach to the island (which I suppose really just makes it a peninsula) and we spent several hours walking around the beach, looking in the tide pools and watching the waves. There was a rock ledge that extended around most of the island, which provided most of the entertainment, tide pools and surface for waves to crash on. It was really pretty, but also a little tricky to maneuver. Mostly because there were little sea creatures stuck to the rocks –everywhere! We’ve seen their shells on the beach, and realized that all these little black dots on the rocks were those creatures in the shells, still living, waiting out the tide. I’m sure they’re just sea slugs or sea snails or something simple and almost pest like, but it was still hard not to feel bad when you stepped wrong and heard one crunch under your feet.

On our way to Broulee we saw a really large herd(?) of kangaroo again today, over thirty of them, and had the chance to safely take pictures and even some video of them. It really satiated our kangaroo interest and on the way home we passed several without flinching for the camera or to pull off the road ;). The real sign that we were getting kangaroo immune is that we… ate it for dinner. We are foodies, so we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try something new… even if we previously risked our lives just to get a photo of the little guys. It was quite different than anything we’d eaten before. We made the mistake of getting the garlic and herb pre-marinated steaks, so that may have thrown off our taste buds some. I thought it would taste like venison, but really it didn’t. It was kind of sweet and pretty smooth. We decided in the end that it kind of tastes like teriyaki beef – whether that was the marinade messing with us, we aren’t sure. It was hard to find without being marinated, so we thought maybe it was primarily sold that way for a reason (like maybe it was pretty strong flavored). Final opinion: would eat again.

So tomorrow we’ll get up early and head of to the ACT and see what Canberra has to offer!

About to try our first pie

Mine is chicken (with the heart) and Blake's
is beef (with the diamond)

Best (pot) pie I've ever had!

The highlight of the Botanical Gardens:
The White Gum tree!

Kind of trying to entertain ourselves...

And again...

One of two flowers blooming currently

Broulee beach

The poor little black sea 'slugs'

The kangaroo mecca

Cute little guys, huh?

Day Five: Tuesday

Day Five: Narooma, Tilba Tilba and the Far South Coast.

The south cost is broken up into several sections, probably like counties. We are staying in the Eurobodalla region, and have visited both the Shoalhaven and Illawara regions to the north. Today we drove through the rest of the Eurobodalla region and on through the Sapphire Coast, the last region. The Sapphire Coast is referenced by those living there as ‘The Far South Coast’. Which is exactly what it is! We didn’t drive all the way to the end of New South Wales (NSW), although, I was tempted to- just to say we did… but Blake had no such temptation ;).

I can’t even begin to describe what a beautiful day it was! It was perfect weather and just breathtaking coastline. Beach, after beach had beautiful sand and crashing waves. We stopped at several to walk along the boardwalks and onto the beach to collect shells. It was windy (but what beach isn’t windy) and brisk, but absolutely refreshing!

An interesting twist to the day, was that my camera had been bumped in my purse and on all night. So when I went to take my first picture, it screamed at me with red lights that the battery was about to die. I was so sad! I have a reputation of forgetting to charge the batteries.. but had been attentive about it this trip and was so disappointed to have to spend the day with no camera. To my pleasant surprise, I was able to sneak 43 pictures out of that battery! If I turned it off for a while it would ‘charge up’ a little and then let me take a few more pictures ;).

Our destination wasn’t really set. We were planning on going to Narooma, Central Tilba and Tilba Tilba Village to do some touristy things, and then we figured we’d see where the road took us from there. We also had the names of a couple of wineries that we weren’t sure would be open (they weren’t).

In Central Tilba, an old village in the hills, we stopped and toured the little shops and cheese factories (that don’t actually make the cheese anymore). We did some cheese and gelato tasting at one of the cheese factories, South Coast Cheese, and got some great advice from the ladies working there. A bit of irony, I had already bought some South Coast Cheese from the grocery store our first night, but I couldn’t remember which cheese place it was from until we got home. Funny that it was one of our favorites, and sitting in our fridge all this time.

On the advice of the cheese ladies, whose names we regrettably didn’t get, we took off further south and saw a few more beaches and towns along the coast, which we would have missed if we’d gone looking for the wineries that were closed (she called and found out for us).

Eventually, we turned around, drove home and made dinner. On a side note, it is finally possible for us to stay up past 8:00 and to sleep in past 8:00! We still go to bed much earlier here than we usually do.. mostly for lack of something to do. We often read in the evening, since there are only five TV stations, and on weeknights there’s news, more news, and weird Australian reality shows (although one night we were lucky enough to catch some Jamie Oliver!). It’s been nice to have quiet evenings.

I almost forgot again, on the way home we saw a pack (tribe? herd?) of kangaroos, 12 or 13 out in a field. The picture isn’t great because I was zoomed in all the way, but it was neat to see, and I’m just thankful my angry dying camera let me take those pictures!

Final news for the day: we tried Vegemite today. It was as disgusting as was promised and expected, but we had to try it anyway. In case you are dying to try it, we have plenty left that we will bring home.

Always windy at the beach!

Gorgeous!

Beautiful country

Just outside Tilba Tilba

Near Cobargo

In Bermagui - the main attraction: Camel Rock

Camel Rock beach :) (Blake's idea!)

The kangaroo herd(?)

Day Four: Monday

Day Four: Mogo Zoo, More Kangaroos and Internet

Today we went to the Mogo Zoo and had a great time! I took waaay too many pictures of the ridiculously cute tiny monkeys they had there. The zoo was a pretty good size, and had a good variety of animals (for being privately run and in the middle of nowhere). We were secretly disappointed that they didn’t have any koalas or kangaroos, but of course they had deer ;). The zookeepers give talks and feed some of the different animals while they talk. It was cool to be able to see them interact and to ask questions. It was a great experience all around.

We are getting very used to the roads and their driving. Blake is pretty adaptable, so it’s no surprise. We definitely are not picking up an Australian accent, much to our chagrin. I wish that being an SLP made it easier to acquire accents.. but sadly, it doesn’t. Probably because I over analyze what they are doing with their tongues and forget to just listen to how it sounds.

We went into Moruya to get some more groceries and saw a couple of kangaroos on the way. I got a picture of one in the daylight, so I can now leave Australia happy. We’ve seen quite a few, usually early in the morning and in the late evening, when they are grazing, but this was the first time I had my camera ready and no one was behind us, so we could stop in the middle of the road and take a picture. I know, SUCH tourists. Also, I didn't get the picture on my computer before I came to use the internet. I'll post it next time.

We are almost finished with our Monday, and you guys are just starting yours.
Happy Monday from the future!

Lots of monkeys!

And tigers!

The White Lions, pretty neat!

We were pretty close to the giraffe at one point,
they are soo cool close up!

My absolute favorite!
The super tiny Pygmy Marmoset!
Here is a mum and baby.
Smaller than my hand, both of them!

I guess we'll have to come back and
retake this when we have cubs ;)

He's an animal ;)

Day Three: Sunday

Day Three: Around Ulladulla

Today we went to a larger beach town about 45 mins north of here called Ulladulla [ahla dolla]. Our intention of going was to hit the Ulladulla Sunday Market that only happens once a month. There was an amazing sausage vendor at the Moruya market, which we were hoping was going to be at the Ulladulla [ahla dolla] Market, because in Moruya they were sold out of this amazing pork sausage, and the guy said you have to get there early to get it. So we were going to get to the Ulladalla Market early, just in case. We/I figured that since the Moruya market was surprisingly big for a small town, that the Ulladalla market would be big because it’s a bigger town. (P.S. SLPs - I can't get to my IPA alphabet right now.. so I'm sorry for the unprofessional pronunciations!)

We have never been more wrong. This market was basically a rummage sale. There were some repeat vendors from the Moruya market, but not the sausage guy. Mostly there was used clothes, tools and random things with some food vendors and a few produce vendors. *disappointing*

On top of having our plans for the morning shortened, it was about 8:00 AM and nothing is really open that early. So.. we drove around, found a beach, played, and had coffee and a second breakfast/brekky. Blake had a ‘choc chip’ muffin (chocolate muffin) and a ‘flat white coffee’ – a latte, although he was just trying to order plain drip coffee, which they don’t really have because people just drink instant coffee here, or espresso. I had something that I’d been wanting to order since the day we arrived, but it isn’t really a meal, so I haven’t ordered it until now, when I didn’t really need a meal. A Devonshire Tea –which comes with two scones, jam and cream. It really is just Lipton tea, two standard biscuits, jam and whipped cream. I loved it all the same. First because I love biscuits, and also because it was really fun. I kind of feel like I’m in England, more than Australia sometimes. Made my morning anyway.

After that we drove around Ulladulla until things started opening, we were searching for an aboriginal walk that had information about the history of the area, but we couldn’t find it. By now the town was open and bustling and we decided to go wine tasting at a winery that was recommended to us, Cupitt’s. They had barely opened when we got there, but it was fun to hear about and taste some Australian wine, as compared to all the wineries around us. It was also nice to have some one-on-one time with an Australian, in order to pick his brain a little.

Through him, I discovered that in fact, there is no real difference in Australian food, just a mixture of Italian, French and Asian. Pretty much like in the US, with a few exceptions in pronunciation and some specific foods (like Vegemite, which I still have yet to try). The only quirky thing we have noticed is that everywhere from gas stations to bakeries advertise their amazing pies. We have been wondering what is their obsession with pie? We finally checked it out and they don’t just mean fruit pies, they mean meat pies, like what we would call pot pies. Small, personal sized pies, meat and fruit. I haven’t asked an insider why they love pies yet, but I will. I will also have to try some!

We did some more wandering, driving and sightseeing on our way home. Stopped for lunch in Moruya, which we find has more to it every time we drive through, and came ‘home’ for a swim and a leisurely evening. The pool was reported to be a ‘heated indoor pool’ and by that they mean solar heated only and barely considered indoors. There is a ‘hot tub’ and a kiddie pool, but those are just varied in size to the main pool, and definitely the same temperature. I’m not a swimmer, but Blake did a few laps, we tried to sit in the ‘hot’ tub and read but gave up pretty quickly and came back to take a hot bath (but actually hot) in the Jacuzzi tub that doesn’t work, but at least holds both of us. Can’t really complain though because it beats work any day and it was a relaxing time with the hubs… can’t go wrong.

Made dinner at home, a bit of an experience with the limited supplies they give us in the kitchen here. Blake wanted to stay up to watch a movie that came on at 8:30, which I think he did, but I absolutely didn’t make it past 8:15!

Chillin on the beach in Australia ;)

Brisk, but beautiful!

My Devonshire tea :)

The countryside around us. This is just outside of Moruya.

A gorgeous sunset tonight.
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.! Ps. 19:1 

Day Two: Saturday

Day Two: Moruya Saturday Market, Mogo, Dinner in Bateman’s Bay and Kangaroos.

Today was relaxed but fun. We started our day (after the French pressed coffee and cool granola I found) with the Moruya Saturday market. First, I just have to say that farmer’s markets are farmer’s markets the world around. This market was pretty big, busy (again, a surprise for winter), they had live music, produce, handmade goods, antiques and some food vendors. I’m not kidding you, literally the same things you’d find at home. Maybe a little outdated, and not as artsy as some markets. Also, I’m not sure that I’ve seen antiques or used books at many FMs. Anyway, we got a kick out of it and bought some bread and produce, oh and a sweet recipe book called, “The Great Australian Pumpkin Book”!

Moruya [more ooh yah] is the closest actual town to us. It seems very quaint, but actually appears to have a steady population and things like car dealerships, major home repair stores etc, in addition to the summer focused beachy stores.

Mogo is also really close, but is really just a tourist stop, closes down by six pm (at least in the winter) and very few people actually live in the ‘town’ of Mogo – if it even is a town. It used to be an old mining town, which is why it’s a tourist location now. It also holds the Mogo Zoo, which we’ll go to later this week.

So today we ‘did Mogo’ which means we went through the little shops and had lunch there. We still haven’t figured out what “Australian” food is, so far they just serve normal food a little differently and call things by different names (i.e., breakfast burrito = brekky wrap). There was a pretty sweet kitchen store, pretty much amazing, I was in heaven and had to really restrain myself.

We came home and started on a puzzle, did some reading/knitting – Blake read, I knitted.. man I wish I could read and knit at the same time. After a while we decided to go up to Bateman’s Bay for dinner. We were going to make dinner, but I had read about a place that only serves dinner on Saturdays. Bateman’s Bay is a legitimate town. It has a mall, of sorts, and chain stores and restaurants. Not that those things make a town, but I’m trying to say it isn’t a beach or resort town. It’s kind of like we are staying in Rose Valley, Moruya is Kalama, and Bateman’s Bay is Longview. I know that will only make sense to a few of you, but I don’t know a better universal example.

So the restaurant we read about was way more expensive than we expected, so we went to a different little restaurant (there were about four or five to choose from, outside of the fast food places). Anyway, it was amazing and had great atmosphere. We felt like we were eating in downtown Portland or Seattle. Still not sure what would be classified as “Australian” food. One funny thing about their menus: after we ordered our waitress says, “so no entrées for you then?” I’m thinking… uh oh, please don’t tell me we just ordered only starters, envisioning a hungry husband later. Apparently they call the main dish “mains” and the starters are called “entrées”.  Blake had picked this up from the menu and answered the waitress, but I pulled out my blank stare again.

After a fantastic dinner, we found some ice cream and headed home. It was only a little after seven, but dark and very, very tired out. We made it home and curled up on the couch, trying to stay awake a little longer. We turned on the TV to find Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and watched for maybe twenty minutes before promptly falling asleep. Oh well. (We did manage to seep in until five-something the next morning. Such an odd thing about traveling, I turn into a morning person!)

OH! I almost forgot! Kangaroos – So we’ve seen several “Kangaroo Crossing” signs, and today we saw our first Kangaroos. The first two, an adult and a joey, were sadly dead on the side of the road.. apparently they are like deer here. However, on our way home from dinner, we saw a live one! Blake is Mr. Eagle Eyes when it comes to spotting deer as we drive at home, so it’s no surprise that he spotted the Kanga. In full tourist fashion, we whipped a u-turn and went back to take pictures. I know, I know. It actually let us, and was pretty patient. It was hard to get a picture in the dark, but I did. I’m just A) glad that no one saw us and B) hopeful that my flash didn’t blind the poor guy/gal and get it hit by the next car.

Not great pictures today.. none of us and only a few all together.

The bustling Moruya Market.

Had to share this little guy at from the market.
Imagine him saying, with the cutest Australian/British
accent possible, "Do you like ice cream?" to everyone.
 And here he is saying to the owner of the dog,
"I bet he like ices cream, don't you pup"

Our first kangaroo sighting!

Parrots are everywhere! In the mornings, they make
crazy noises that make you think you're in the jungle.

Day One: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (!?)

Day One: Flying and the Grand Pacific Drive from Sydney to Tomakin

Day one was LONG! It kind of spanned three days, well, at least two. We left on Wednesday (PST) and flew up to Vancouver BC on order to fly for 15 hours and arrived in Sydney on their Friday (but really still Thursday in Washington).

We did manage to get about seven mostly uninterrupted hours of sleep on the plane – which has to be a record for us. This sleep really did help in trying to re-set our internal clocks. I was morning when we arrived in Sydney which seemed kind of normal after being in the dark plane and getting some sleep.

We went through the long lines in customs, picked up our luggage (thankful it made it!) and went to find our rental car. Fortunately we got our travel surprise at the beginning of the trip, and things were smooth sailing from here on.

As we found our car, the excitement really set in. We were in Australia! It took a few minutes to adjust to being on the opposite side of the car and road. Blake drove, and adapted very quickly. I’ll admit that I didn’t adapt so quickly. I was sitting, as a passenger, on the side of the car that I normally drive on. So many times I moved my foot for the brake that wasn’t there, but most of all, I tried to look in the mirrors (mostly for vain reasons) and they weren’t pointed toward me. The mirrors tripped me out the most because it’s a total habit to pop my head up and check out my hair in the rearview mirror, but when all I could see was the reflection of what was flying by outside Blake’s window – it made me a little car sick. I also haven’t quite gotten used to seeing cars come around the corner in what ‘should be’ my lane, messes with my mind a little each time. Blake said it’s easier to get used to when you are actually driving, but does startle him a little from time to time.

So we pretty much got out of the city right away, Blake didn’t want to risk getting lost. We headed down the coast, choosing to take the scenic coastal highway, following the Grand Pacific Drive map for the four-ish hour drive down to our resort.

It was gorgeous! It was very much Seattle kind of weather (its winter here), a little overcast and drizzly from time-to-time, but the beaches and sights were amazing.

We stopped a few times to hike up to a look out and took some pictures. We also stopped in one of the little coastal towns and had some fish and chips. We didn’t get out of the car too much, or for too long, because it was pretty chilly and we weren’t dressed for winter – yet. Everyone else was wearing full on parkas and scarves, and here’s us in t-shirts.

We drove through beach town, after beach town until the towns became fewer and the farms more frequent. We are really out in the country down here (not the outback though).  We saw hundreds of cows, and some strange birds, but nothing too exciting for wildlife (i.e., no kangaroos yet – although we did see a few ‘kangaroo crossing’ signs!).

We got checked in to our ‘resort’ and surveyed the accommodations. It is a little on the rustic side, but is nicely kept and clean. The countryside is gorgeous, we are right on a lake (or is it a river?) and close to the ocean. It is basically in the middle of nowhere and we find ourselves wondering why they have a resort in this location. However, it is nearly full! So there must be a reason. Mostly Australians are here for a getaway, but I am surprised by how many are here… in the winter!

We went out to dinner at a cute little café – where on Fridays you get a free bottle of wine if you buy two entrées, and chatted with some of the locals. We also felt pretty tired and gross at this point, so we didn’t chat too much or too closely ;).

Our final task was to go grocery shopping, which was a struggle at this point because at 6:00 pm it was dark out, and we were getting tired! We managed to get some necessities (like a French press coffee maker since the resort only has a tea pot – does this say addicts or what) and sorted out some meal plans for the week. We arrived back ‘at home’ a little after seven and were in bed by 7:30.

Which of course means I am awake writing this now at 4:30 AM ;). Hopefully, I’ll be able to fall back asleep for a nap until daylight.

These are our excited faces!

Seven Mile Beach

Another beach.. I forgot which one... there are hundreds!

This is for my 'mum' so she knows
where I'm laying my head at night :)

The view from our condo.

What Time Is It?

If this scheduled post works correctly. We are just landing. It is Friday to us, what day is it for you?

What time is it now in Sydney?

(Source)

Where in the World Are We?

For those of you following us on our trip, here is the map of where we will be in the next few hours.
If this scheduled post works correctly, that is.

Some perspective:
Point A - Portland, OR, USA  
Point B- Sydney, NSW, Australia

Where we are in perspective of Australia

We fly into Sydney (at the top) and will drive down the
coast to (point A) Tomakin, NSW.

Visa, What VISA?

Here is the story of a young couple trying to check in for a flight to Australia.

{after waiting in line for quite some time for a larger party to get checked in}

Me: "Hi, we need to check in for an international flight" (can't use the kiosk) [hands over passports and confirmation with a smile]

Airline Lady: "Okay, I'll get started on that" [types wildly]

{Blake and I chat amongst ourselves}

Airline Lady: "I don't see a visa here for Jillian"

Me: [blank stare]

Airline Lady: "I don't see an electronic visa for Jillian"

Me: [continued blank stare while racking my brain for any knowledge about visas]

Airline Lady: "Did you not check the list of required documents to travel to Australia?"

Me: [Continue blank stare and racking of brain to figure out what list of documents is she talking about that I didn't read, and I gave her my passport, is that what she's talking about.. what could have happened to my passport and why should there be a visa in there that doesn't seem to be in there now.]

Airline Lady: "Do you not understand that you need a visa to travel to Australia!?"

Me: "So Blake has one but I don't?" [just trying to put the pieces together and panicking a little]

Airline Lady: "I haven't checked his yet"

Me: [starting to comprehend] "Oh, so we both need one"

Airline Lady: "Correct, he doesn't have one either. Did you not check the list of required documentation before traveling to a foreign country?"

Me: "I checked a lot of lists, but not the right one I guess. So what do we do now?" [Still panicking a little and thinking about how much money we wasted if we can't go to Australia, or how much more money it would cost to fly tomorrow.]

Airline Lady: "Well, we can issue an electronic visa, but it can take awhile because we have to send and transmit it to Australia." [super annoyed tone]

Me: "Okay, do we have enough time?" [we arrived two and a half hours early, because in the past we've missed international flights - ya, we have great luck with flying]

Airline Lady: "Well, It will cost you $25."

Me: "Okay, let's do it. I'm so sorry, I don't know how I didn't know about this."

Airline Lady: "You have to check the list of documents required for going to a foreign country"

{A minute passes while she types wildly again, complains about typing so much and I think back on all the things I read about our trip wondering how I missed this minor detail.}

Airline Lady: "I'll have to go get it from my printer, wait right here, I have to go in the back and get it from the printer back there."

{seconds only}

Me: [thinking out loud] "I'm sure it isn't the airline's responsibility to tell me what I need, I just don't know where I should have looked to find this information."

Airline Lady: "You are right, it isn't the airline's responsibility. I don't know how you'd find out, on (her airline) it prints out on the boarding passes. You probably should have gone to (says some website)." [she softens a little]

{seconds pass again while she gets the second visa from the printer}

Blake: "Thank you so much. I'm sorry we didn't know about this, and now you have to do all this extra work."

Airline Lady: "Well, you are just lucky you're here early enough and that (her airline) can issue visas. We're the only airline that does it." [she says proudly, having lost all condescension that the conversation started with.]

{We chat a little more and have pleasant small talk. I continue to rack my brain for how I missed this detail and how I could have known to look for this detail. The whole process taking maybe five minutes}

Airline Lady: "Here are your visas, your boarding passes and luggage tickets. You are all set to go to Australia for up to a year. You'll have a great time, I'm sure!" [pleasantly, happily and friendly]

Us: "Thank you so much!" [super relieved and glad that she was nice in the end and SO, SO, SO relieved that it all worked out!]

Now we're just waiting at the gate, for the adventure to begin. Whatever we forgot is left behind and what we don't know will have to be worked out (case in point). So thankful that this little story ended the way it did!

Planning and Packing

This pretty much sums up my morning. I'm so thankful that I don't have to work today because there's so much to do! It doesn't seem like I've gotten much done, which is probably because I haven't. I have done plenty of organizing prep work though!

-My day so far: passports and copies (check),
-kitting project for the plane (check),
-Australian money out so we don't forget it  (check)
-carry-on items, such as pillows, (check)
-sunglasses (check)
-maps, reservation receipts and tourist info (check)
-packing list after packing list (check)
-Computer- should be open to blogger
because that's taken up my morning too (check)

This is how I pack. Write it down the second I think of it!
Put it in the bag later.

Still to do:
-Make car reservations
-Finish laundry
-Put clothes in bags

-Run errands for last minute items
-Bring dinner to friends that just had a baby :)
-Run through lists with Blake to see what I'm forgetting

-Water plants in garden, pinch back the overbearing basil plant

-Continue to procrastinate the above, with blogging

-Who are we kidding, there's more to do than I can think of now. Hope I wrote it down!

Just because I have the picture,
isn't Australian currency cool! So colorful!