Hello Friends & Family:
OK we've been home from fabulous Australia for almost a week now
and are savoring our memories. I am putting together a 2,000 page
binder of our photos, postcards, and coupons etc from the trip in case
you want to stop by and take a look - and maybe I'll invite you all over
for a "look-see" at the DVD - complete with Natalie Imbruglia music (see photo) - that Griffy is assembling for me! WHAT??? You've had enough of the Cindy & Willie go to Australia trip? hmmm...
I could not end this blog without sharing a short article I read in yesterday's New York Times: THOUSANDS OF TOXIC TOADS CROAK "Residents of 5 communities in Queensland took part in the inaugural Toad Day Out Event, killing thousands of poisonous cane toads amid a festive mood. (something tells me Mellow Rose at the Thala Beach Eco Lodge was NOT in attendance). The toads can grow as long as 8 inches and were imported from South America to Queensland in 1935 in a failed attempt to kill off the beetles in the sugar cane plantations. But the toads couldn't jump high enough to eat the beetles which live on top of the cane stalks. The toads bred rapidly and now threaten many local species in that they spread diseases, and produce highly toxic venom. Townsville City Councilman Vern Veitch said of the bashing the toad celebration: The children really got into the character of the event!. " I have attached a few photos of the cane toads for your viewing enjoyment (not to be confused with the photo of Natalie Imbruglia).
Friends & Family - Onward & Upward to my next excursion and accompanying travel blog, wherever and whenever that may be!! Stay Tuned...xoxo Cindy
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