Glittering Fools

After a couple of days in Sydney, we flew to Adelaide and then took a small private plane to Kangaroo Island, a small remote island known for its wildlife and of course, its large population of wild kangaroos. We found luxury in the middle of nowhere at the Southern Ocean Lodge. I can see why some consider it the ultimate getaway. We went almost completely off the grid with limited access to the outside world. Just serving my duties as co-pilot *Autopilot does everything now Pool View  Bed View Pillow Pals On my first full morning, I woke up and hit the electronic blinds to start my day off with an unrivaled view of the unspoiled coast. After breakfast, I visited Seal Bay to see one of the largest colonies of sea lions in the area. Things I learned: 1). The adults are dangerous & 2). The babies are little basts. After lunch, I went hiking along the coast and pretended to be a naturalist armed just with my iPhone c...

Bondi Beach  Darling Harbour ( duh^ ) Always a Favorite  lawlz Morning View  I'm On a Boat Moodles yes, like poodles Everyone MUST eat their Vegemite Luna Park  Evening View Late Night View "Milkshake" Exile

Got to play zookeeper for a few hours. It made me think back to how that use to my ideal career when all my official deals were inked in Crayola. Ello There oh you fancy, huh Earl Read: Boss (fiending for peanuts) Hot Out Here For A Pimp  Cause somewhere in America Miley Cyrus is Still Twerkin  lesbian rave goose posted up cheaaa, you bet I instahed this  yummy nomz feeding time  fluffy thing the suspense was killing me... ...and then my heart melted and turned into that of unicorn insides and this too  (shameless: follow me @glittrngflz, @lauragideon) night vision... shit just got real besties fo lyfeee yep- backdoor entry going on  Pshh, Hipters.  

My first Christmas in the tropics started out with yet another great breakfast and then a very casual church service in which everyone somehow knew we were Americans. Then we were off to the Daintree Rainforest following lunch. The first stop on our tour was Wallaby Rock. Having cute little wallabies grabbing and licking your hands has to be the greatest Christmas gift ever. They even gave us little presents on the bottom of our shoes to remember them by! After washing the wallaby spit off my hands, we enjoyed Christmas Tea consisting of an assortment of tropical fruits, including many I have never heard of/seen before, my favorite being the "ice cream bean". To conclude out tour, we walked into the rainforest itself and I can say that I have seen a mini roo and heard the call of a "catbird". (I did not film this fine specimen)  We came home to found that the staff had decorated the house to make us feel at home fo...