Red Deer Royals Down Under

We left Canberra this morning after experiencing -6 degrees in the wee hours of the morning. Canberra in the winter time can be a bit brisk, but it did not seem that cold. Australians get the frost off their windshield by pouring hot water on the affected areas. We indicated to them that doing that in Alberta might not be the best bet.

Our hosts in Quenbeyan were absolutely fantastic. We cannot say enough positive things about our trip to this point and we look forward t having them visit us in the near future.
Our flight was a bit bumpy , but uneventful. We arrived at Nara Sea World reort to 23 degree temperatures. The kids hit the pool asap and the fun will continue tommorrow. Nara Sea World is a full resort with rides and shows galore. Unfortunately, there is no Internet cafe and this terminal does not have the ability to download pictures. We'll work on finding a way to post more pictures in the next day or so.

For those who are wondreing about our equipment drivers, Marvin and Glen went from Canberra back to Newcastle yesterday, abd made it to the resort less than an hour ago. No problems reported and no more long trips for those two.

We'll keep you posted during the next few days and we'll find a way to put up more pictures.

See Ya...

Phil Norris

We were able to go on a scavenger hunt around Lake Burley-Griffin. During the hike we were able to go into a number of buildings and these stained glass windows were in the National Library. We were accompanied by the Redbacks in teams while we searched for trivia on Australia. Great fun!

I was able to get a shot of the Colour Guard in the Great Hall before they cleared us out. The tapestry you see behind the girls looks like an oil painting until you get very close. It's made of an unbelieveable numbers of colours of woolen thread and is a truly impressive piece of work. The colour guard patiently set themselves up in front of the tapestry and the result was this picture.