Cousin Love!

Chris's brother arrived with his family on April 12, and after a mere part-day acclimation, we hit the ground running. Sights around Adelaide, sunset at the beach with fish & chips, kangaroos in the wild, cuddling with koalas, a footie match (Aussie rules football), wine and beer tasting at local and McLaren Vale venues - and most of that before these poor folks had even adjusted to the time change.

Love how the raptor is about to eat Josh's hat

Yes, Corey volunteered for python duty

Thirsty Cousins

The cousins persevered, because Australia is huge and there are things that must be seen - and so we headed to Queensland for more.

Listening to Rosie, our Aboriginal guide at Kuku Yolanji Dreamtime

Trying a bit of Aboriginal painting

Huge Orb Weaver = thick web = much screaming

Tidal pool investigations with our resident biologist

I've decided that the hardest thing about having folks come visit us, whether they be friends or family, is trying to make sure that every day is a "wow" day. The days of a first kangaroo sighting or touching a koala - those are definitely "wow" days. Same thing for seeing five kids enjoy snorkeling and glass boating around the Great Barrier Reef, an incredibly special part of the world that may very well disappear in their lifetime.

In the end, it's just not possible for every day to be like that, and although it took me a bit to realize it, this is OK. Because what we've really been generating are memories.

Super Cuz's