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Post 2 Down Under Good Day Mate!!!! start by the sea when the rain comes in go to Nimbin for some good old stuck in the 70's happiness even the owls cruise in for some action you know me and the sea don't like to part ways for anything but when to rain comes - it comes!!! We headed to the Highlands for some Koala luvin.... This is Constable who was rescued by the local police- hence the name! He is blind from the various diseases affecting the Koala and lives at the rescue sanctuary in Lismore... We saw the Koalas being cared for, the not so fortunate and the trees outside the center had 2 adults and a baby. What a wonderful day!!!! Smiling Big and Belly's full - had a wonderful meal on top of the valley at a "Farm to Table" restaurant called Harvest Bon Apetit!!!! off for some Brecki by the Sea

Message Down Under Sitting on the deck of our Gunya Maia rental cabin in Suffolk Park – outside of Byron Bay – enjoying a wonderful rich cup of Ashton’s coffee from the Farmer’s Market in Bangalow. Bangalow is a little artsy town on the top of the hill above Byron and a great little side trip up into the Highlands. Listening to the birds come alive and smelling the essence of the kaffir lime tree in the yard… and having my first glass of the day of Byron Bay Ginger Cranberry Necktar. (It’s on the list of what to duplicate back home) Last evening we sat under the stars – listening to Adele and sampling some of Australia’s wonderful cheeses and wines from the Hunter Valley. Four of our favorites so far Pear Tree – Milk Maids Pinot Gris The Little Wine Company – Sangiovese Rose Piggs Peake – House of Sticks Shirz Tyrrell’s – Lost Block Cabernet “waiting on the port for the perfect divine moment back in the US” Something new on my pallet that I must bring back to