In the Water at Last

But first a few more delays:

Curummbin Wildlife Park

New at this park was the echidna. According to the radio broadcast, it was, in fact, echidna mating season. Unlike kangaroo rats which did it every 30 seconds or so, the echidnas weren't with the program. One slept and the other wandered forlornly around the enclosure.

Next to the echidnas were a couple of Tasmanian devils, in separate cages, of course.

Surfing Kirra

It has been too cold to be in the water as much as we'd planned on, just about 70 (20) during the day and much cooler at night. Also the east coast of Australia is in a surf drought so profound that magazines are even writing about it.

Since the surf isn't really providing, we have to come up with our own amusments, beach tag, long jumping contests, foolish capers:

And now, the Main Event

One of the autoprops. These are so nice looking that it seems a shame that they spend the rest of their life underwater.

I stopped taking pictures about here. Just too nervous to hold a camera. Imagine lifting the brand new house you have just bought up into the air. The crane guys were almost callously casual about it. "No Worries, mate."

Fortunately, Karin was composed enough to carry on.