Warning: Photo Cuteness to follow

I figured I better get the Halloween pictures up before I post about our adventures with Australian Thanksgiving. 

Although we were warned Halloween was not a big deal in AU we found it to be quite the opposite. These photos were taken at Vee's school. They held a carnival and cars parked around the oval, aka football field, and passed candy out of the boot, aka trunk. 

Trunk or Treat! 

It was about 85 degrees, so not much different from a Texas Halloween. Later in the week, on actual All Hallows Eve, we had tons of kids come to the house. The idea of going door to door for candy is still new here so no one knew what to make of the 6 foot man dressed as a Caballero, complete with fake mustache and a pop gun yelling Aye! Aye! Aye!, as kids approached the steps. Everyone left with a smile and a strange kind of candy bar called a Snickers. The candy here is very different and while you can source a Snickers they are not nearly as popular as a Picnic Bar or Turkish Delight. Just like taco night, there are some things I'm not willing to give up and kid size Snickers on Halloween is one of them. 

Halloween- the witch and the warlock/thirsty cowboy

We have continued to take weekly weekend excursions in and around the city. I have a must see list that includes the big three: Kangaroos, Koalas and the elusive and highly prized Platypus. We drove up to Yanchep a few weeks ago and kind-of marked Koala off the list, I say kind-of because the Koalas were in an enclosure not dangling in trees as we walked the trails. That said they are CUTE, the one pictured below in named Millie, she is 19 years old which is very old for Koalas. They have very sharp claws on their paws to climb and strip leaves from the eucalyptus trees, which is also all they really do since they sleep 20 hours a day. Koalas are nocturnal and very slow moving- the main cause of death in Australia is being hit by cars or eaten by dogs. They rarely drink water but get all liquid and nourishment they need from the kilos of eucalyptus they eat everyday. We are hoping to see them wild in the trees when we head to Kangaroo Island in January, I will keep you posted.

Yanchep National Park

Caves, Koalas and Kangaroos- oh my!

This guy snuck up on us while we were looking at the lake.

He gone.

The caves are all limestone and look a lot like the caves we have been in near Inks Lake in Texas.

Davis is always a joy to be with on tours, its just extra special when your a couple of meters underground. #mostpopularguyintheroom

In an attempt to post more frequently I am going to try and approach the blog thing a little differently. Kirk has convinced me I am writing the posts like essays and not as I should be- snapshots of what's going on as it happens. So stay tuned as I try it his way for a while.