Greetings from Down Under

We've made it! It took a long time but it certainly was worth the slog. We left Logan airport in Boston, transferred in LA and 30 hours from our departure in Hancock, NH we landed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

After a day of recovery, we went out to Cranbourne Botanical Garden southeast of the city and enjoyed the day until rain curtailed events. The gardens specialize in Australian native plants, all nicely labeled and set out to replicate the areas that you would find them if you were to travel around the country. Because of the severe droughts that Australia has been suffering from in the last number of years, landscaping with hardy, drought resistant natives is becoming more important, so the garden had areas set up to show how much water certain plants use, and how to use them in the home landscape. It was beautifully designed, with a huge expansion going on. It will be fascinating to see it after a few more years.

Out on one of our daily walks we ran across this poster for

an Australian beer, it is always so exciting to see evidence of our favorite animals no matter where we travel. We have yet to try the beer, but we have 11 months to do so.