We arrived in Brisbane at 6:30am OZ time. I don't want to brag but the kids were awesome on the flight, John slept a wopping 9 hours! We were a little sad to du,p all our snacks at customs, though apparently beef jerkey residue was on my pants becuase the quarantine dog (a beagle) sniffed my butt wildly!

Yes, that is our "BOB" stroller wrapped up in trash bags, We have already used it a ton on the boardwalks surrounding the river. So glad we brought it, extra bonus that Virgin Airways didn't charge us!

A highlight so far for me has been the nightly swarm of bats that fly in from the East to feed on bugs and fruit. Around 6:30pm, the sky darkens as literally THOUSANDS of Flying Foxes cover the sky! We had a great time last night wathcing them from the pool fly right into trees next to us! My nightly ritual is drinking tea on the deck watching them fly in - Awesome!

The firworks display from Southbank was fun too! we took the City Cat boat into downtown and walked through the botanical gardens to Southbank, a "fake beach and lagoon" with sand and water to swim in, the kids loved digging in the sand after the fireworks...oh for about 2 minutes until they became toast and crashed in the stroller.

On my list to check-out this week: Public Library Story Time, Wilson Park pool for swim lessons, Loney Pines wildlilfe reserve, oh ya and learn to drive on the left side!