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Cuddle a koala

Sunday 15 March 2009
AustraliaWalkingBy Boat

Last night during the dinner with Clare, he mentioned that there was a boat going up the river to a place where they keep lots of koalas…

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What's going on down there?

Saturday 14 March 2009
AustraliaWalking

Cyclone Hamish has caused a big problem here. A cargo ship lost 31 containers with chemicals and one of these containers punched a hole in the oil tank of the ship. Result: a big oil spill (230 ton of it) along the coast (it’s spread over 60 km). And that’s a big issue for this area. Not only because of the impact on nature, but this is the area where the nice beaches and the surfers are. So it has also an economical impact and that’s painful in these difficult times.

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A walk in the park

Thursday 12 March 2009
AustraliaWalking

It’s been a great day today. Although we had some light rain in the morning, the afternoon weather was fantastic. I walked along the river towards the Botanic Gardens.

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Relaxing in Brisbane

Wednesday 11 March 2009
AustraliaWalking

Watching the news last night explained the showers and wind in Brisbane: cyclone “Hamish”. The cyclone is losing its strength but for the next few days we will keep the rain and wind. Luckily it’s not raining constantly, so I started my day with a nice walk along the river.

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The eagle has landed

Tuesday 10 March 2009
Australia

On my way to Australia!

The rain in Singapore has had a lot of effects. As you can read from my previous post, it is not pleasant to go outside. But if the sun does not show, the temperature drops to a nice 20 – 25 degrees level.

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