Flew from Brisbane into Sydney, and met up with Glenda for the trek down to Wollongong. It was so incredibly hot and humid, so I immediately took a shower, once I got here... Then got dressed for a bite to eat at the "club". Gail and Peter joined Glenda and I for dinner, and we had a great time catching up (it's been a year since the Bidner's came to visit the US). I ordered a Mississippi BBQ chicken pizza, which had bacon (the big thick kind, n...

Today's been a day of relaxing. While Carol worked, I caught up on downloading my travel pictures and updating the journal blog. Oh, and I caught up on some Aussie TV! LOL Laundry and packing to do tonight, to get ready for my flight to Sydney tomorrow afternoon. Since Carol's been busy working in her salon all day, I'm going to order in some food for our dinner tonight. Not sure what all is available, except pizza... We shall see :) I'...

Carol and I caught the train into Brisbane, to walk along the South Bank of the Brisbane River. Even though it's summertime, there was a very nice, cool breeze, and not as many people as I had expected. Another thing I didn't expect, was the public pool and beach are separate from the river... It's all man-made, but you wouldn't know it when you're standing there. Just like any natural beach, there were sunbathers, kids splashing around in the w...

Carol, Shannon, Julian (Shannon's son), and I visited the Australia Zoo (Steve Irwin's zoo). The day started out a bit wet, as we experienced what seemed like a torrential downpour... And once we purchased the plastic ponchos from the gift shop, the rain stopped! Even though it was super humid, the rain left everything so clean and green! This zoo is probably the nicest zoo I've ever been to! And I took quite a bit if photos to show off the beau...

I slept for a solid 10 hours... Which was much needed after being up for so long! Carol had a doctors appointment early this morning, so I ran across the street to walk around the mall... Window shopped at most of the places, and walked into Big W (which I thought was short for Woolworth's) and tried to find some coffee creamer. Well needless to say, it wasn't Woolworth's, and when I did find the Woolworth's, I was met with some confusion over w...