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Down Under & To The Right #9 - Australia - Billy Goats & Tim-Tam Straws

"Tim-Tam Straws" - After a night out on the town in Airlie Beach at the Koala Club (a local backpacker hot spot) and seeing "Inception", Nathan and I head up a nearby mountain to see if we can get a view of the landscape. We also test to see if Tim-Tam's can really be used as straws for your tea.

Down Under & To The Right #8 - Australia's Crazy Surf!

"Australia's Vicious Flowers" - Nathan gets attacked by a poisonous animal, we go Surfing, try out yoga for the first time, and I pull a bit of a prank on Nathan.

Down Under & To The Right #7 - GDay Mate!

"Gday Mate" - We say goodbye to New Zealand and Sarah and GDay to Australia and Simone. After a small scare in the airport (I was stopped at the gate and assumed my travel visa had been denied by the Aussies) we arrive in Brisbane, Australia and are picked up by Simone. We then head to Pamona where her daughter Sahara is waiting for us.

Down Under & To The Right #6 - New Zealand

"Beat The New Zealand Grandmas" - This is the second half of our fourth day in New Zealand. We "hike" through a redwood forest, Nathan takes a shot at driving on the left hand side of the road, and we discuss different accents.

Down Under & To The Right #5 - New Zealand

"Welcome to New Zealand, you won't die" - This is the first half of our 4th day in New Zealand. We visit Lake Taupo, geysers and mud flats at Waiotapu Geothermal Wonderland (http://www.waiotapu.co.nz) and stick our feet in a warm river.

Down Under & To The Right #4 - New Zealand

After a rainy day in Auckland we headed South-East to Lake Taupo to visit Sara's friend Rachel. We passed a lot of New Zealand countryside on the 4 hour drive and exchanged a number of stories. We met up with Rachel for dinner and some pool and then got ready for the very full day to follow.

Down Under & To The Right #3 - Auckland, NZ

"Bring On The Rain" - Our second day in Auckland it rained so we had lunch with Sara at a nice Japanese restaurant and then headed to the Auckland Museum.

Down Under & To The Right #2 - Auckland, New Zealand

We make it to Auckland and meet a young American traveler, Sam, on the bus to downtown. After walking him to his hostel, we meet up with Sara (our CouchSurfing host) and she takes us on a bush walk.

Down Under & To The Right #1 - Auckland, New Zealand

Traveling from Portland, Maine to Auckland, New Zealand.