Sunday, February 17, 2008









Yesterday was another amazing day! The lady that we work with, Jo, invited us over for a barbie, and so we went over there for lunch and met her husband who is a stand up comedian, and it turns out he is known for his phenominal mullet that he has had for 30 years now, and is actually called the King of the Mullet. He did a parody song which was a number one hit over here a few years ago, so we were eating with a celebrity, and he was a hilarious guy. did I mention it was an awesome mullet? I think the quote of the day from him was, "It's not a haircut mates, it's a lifestyle." They are amazing and hospitable people, and after an amazing bbq lunch, and a good break from my twice-a-day PB&J sandwiches, we loaded up in their car and they showed us around the island and there are a number of things that I had no idea were here. We went to a coast area with a ton of huge boulders, and we grabbed some crackers and they told us to go over there and get ready to feed. Well, within 30 seconds we were engulfed by roughly 70 rock wallabees, which are basically miniature kangaroos about a foot tall, and they would come up and gently take the food out of your hand and some would even let you pet them. There were also several that had babies in their pouches, and you could see their little heads peek out every once in a while and take a look around, it was amazing! And one little philly above even let me hold hands with her for a bit, I think we really shared a moment. After that we came back to the hostel for dinner and met another local guy who kinda reminds you of Mick Dundee a little, and after a good long getting to know us period, roughly 10 minutes, in stride with the typical Australian spirit he invited us over for a beer and strum on his guitar, and though we were too tired last night he told us we can go over anytime, even if he's not there, because he hasn't locked his door in 8 years. I can't think of a better place on earth that resounds with my personality.

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