A Few of Our Favorite Things

One of Tim’s favorite things in Australia was the beaches and body boarding. Of all the beaches, his top one was Bondi. A combination of the waves, the impressive sand and the loads of people made it memorable. Turns out we weren’t the only ones to love Bondi. When we met Tim’s Uncle David in Sydney, we headed out to Bondi to get in some body surfing.

One of my favorite things while we were driving around Australia was something that reminded me of road trips in America when I was a kid. Way back then (yes Tim we did have cars) driving across the US, we would run into large cowboy boots, hats, loggers, etc. All along the highway in Australia, the small towns tend to have a large “something” that represents their town. Coffs Harbour has a large banana. Other towns had large crabs, shrimp, snakes and mangos.

Another of my favorite things about Australia is their national motto: Slip, Slap, Slop. Since they have one of the highest incidences of skin cancer in the world, they have started a media campaign to educate the population on the advantages of using sunscreen every day. With all the ads, billboards and other information, even Fluffy (our traveling mascot) got into the spirit. We did notice that the sun in Australia is much stronger than home. You cannot possibly go out without sunscreen. Apparently, the thinner ozone layer is the big culprit for the stronger sun.

Finally, who could think of Australia and not think of the Bush. We drove through it for hours on end and then were lucky enough to go camping with Mel and Daryl in the real Bush. See our blog on bush camping. One of my favorite signs in Australia was usually found in the bush or camp grounds. I call it beware of large killer broccoli.

~ Jeff ~