Question for Aussies near Melbourne for Fan Fic storyline

Opester wrote:

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I just finished the chapter and I have to say that I am so longing to visit Australia. What a magical place, I am simply speechless the more that I research. Have you visited Phillip Island?

I can't wait to read that chapter! I haven't been to Phillip Island, but my friend has and she said it's beautiful there. Oh, and the Helicopter rides are $425 per person for 45 minutes.*shocked* lol!

Kelzy wrote:

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I can't wait to read that chapter! I haven't been to Phillip Island, but my friend has and she said it's beautiful there. Oh, and the Helicopter rides are $425 per person for 45 minutes.*shocked* lol!

Yikes! That's out of my price range, but actually the 3 park pass doesn't sound bad for everything offered and I'm guessing that the island itself isn't huge. The nature activities sound absolutely amazing and the pictures I've seen were remarkable. You haven't seen the little penguin parade? LOL. I live within an hour of Niagara Falls, but I've never done the rapids ride or the Maid of the Mist either and that's what all the tourists here talk about! Well, maybe that chapter will inspire a trip and you can tell me enough so I can live vicariously, LOL! And okay, I have to ask, but have you seen a Tasmanian Devil? I kept picturing the thing from the oldtime cartoons until I saw an actual picture-they look pretty cute!

Iam going just over 3 weeks. I love animals, so everything to do with animals I will be doing.

Dee1970 wrote:

Iam going just over 3 weeks. I love animals, so everything to do with animals I will be doing.

Dee,
Here's a link to a website on the animal opportunities on Phillip Island:
http://www.visitmelbourne.com/displayobject.c...

Thy have won all kinds of awards and stuff for their programs, so I'm guessing you might want to check it out. Here's one more on Healesville Sanctuary which I would try to get to if I was going-it sounds pretty amazing, but Kelzy can probably give you more info on zoos there as there are several:
http://www.zoo.org.au/Default.aspx...

Have an awesome trip!

Thanks for that. I will have a great trip. I am just checking and double checking that I have everything. I will look at the websites now.

Again thank you.

Opester wrote:

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You haven't seen the little penguin parade? LOL. I live within an hour of Niagara Falls, but I've never done the rapids ride or the Maid of the Mist either and that's what all the tourists here talk about! Well, maybe that chapter will inspire a trip and you can tell me enough so I can live vicariously, LOL!

Hahah! I'm the same. I'm a typical Local who doesn't go near tourist attractions.
I'd love to see Niagara falls one day.

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And okay, I have to ask, but have you seen a Tasmanian Devil? I kept picturing the thing from the oldtime cartoons until I saw an actual picture-they look pretty cute!

LoL!! I have seen a Tassie Devil. They're really cute! And I love Taz. He's one of my fav cartoon characters.

Dee1970 wrote:

Thanks for that. I will have a great trip. I am just checking and double checking that I have everything. I will look at the websites now.
Again thank you.

I hope you have a good time. Another place you'd like, since you like animals, would be the Werribee Zoo. It's about 30-45 minutes from Melb CBD though.

Kelzy wrote:

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Hahah! I'm the same. I'm a typical Local who doesn't go near tourist attractions.
I'd love to see Niagara falls one day.
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LoL!! I have seen a Tassie Devil. They're really cute! And I love Taz. He's one of my fav cartoon characters.

Aaawww, Kelzy, you're so lucky! Are the Tassie's really as mean as they say? How big are they? I can't get a good sense of their size, but they look kinda small.

Opester wrote:

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Aaawww, Kelzy, you're so lucky! Are the Tassie's really as mean as they say? How big are they? I can't get a good sense of their size, but they look kinda small.

I was a kid when I saw one so it's hard to remember. All I've heard is that their nastiness is a bit of a bluff, but I still wouldn't try patting one! lol! Same thing for Koalas. Unless it's been trained for human contact.

How's the Aussie chapters going??

Kelzy wrote:

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I was a kid when I saw one so it's hard to remember. All I've heard is that their nastiness is a bit of a bluff, but I still wouldn't try patting one! lol! Same thing for Koalas. Unless it's been trained for human contact.
How's the Aussie chapters going??

Just finished the first 3 and it's only Day 1!!!! I'm thinking about having the guys go to New Zealand too-how long of a flight is that, do you know? Have you been there? I know Xena was filmed there, so it's also a beautiful place. I thought I remembered that Jovi went there once, but I can't recall what city and I can't find it on a search-any chance you remember?

Arrived ok folks. Been wine tasting already. Speak to you soon.

Opester wrote:

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Just finished the first 3 and it's only Day 1!!!! I'm thinking about having the guys go to New Zealand too-how long of a flight is that, do you know? Have you been there? I know Xena was filmed there, so it's also a beautiful place. I thought I remembered that Jovi went there once, but I can't recall what city and I can't find it on a search-any chance you remember?

I think they went to New Zealand on this tour.

Dee1970 wrote:

Arrived ok folks. Been wine tasting already. Speak to you soon.

Aaawww. Dee that's awesome! Hope you have a wonderful time and if you make it to Phillip Island, be sure to see the seals and the penguins for me! And keep your eyes out for those Tassie Devils!

Opester wrote:

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Just finished the first 3 and it's only Day 1!!!! I'm thinking about having the guys go to New Zealand too-how long of a flight is that, do you know? Have you been there? I know Xena was filmed there, so it's also a beautiful place. I thought I remembered that Jovi went there once, but I can't recall what city and I can't find it on a search-any chance you remember?

I think it's almost a 4 hour flight to NZ.
I love Xena. I was watching episodes today because my net was down and I didn't want to go crazy!! lol!
I think they went to Christchurch.*googles*

Yep, they did
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4377568a21901.html

Dee1970 wrote:

Arrived ok folks. Been wine tasting already. Speak to you soon.

Hey Dee!
Hope you're having fun!

Opester wrote:

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Aaawww. Dee that's awesome! Hope you have a wonderful time and if you make it to Phillip Island, be sure to see the seals and the penguins for me! And keep your eyes out for those Tassie Devils!

And don't forget to ride a kangaroo..:P ;)

Kelzy wrote:

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I think it's almost a 4 hour flight to NZ.
I love Xena. I was watching episodes today because my net was down and I didn't want to go crazy!! lol!
I think they went to Christchurch.*googles*
Yep, they did
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4377568a21901.html

Awesome! Thanks, Kelz! Hey, I would love to email you (I have a hysterical video clip in an email from my Dad about Australia) but I won't post an email addy publicly here, but...if you want to email, you could go to my Blog and leave a comment with your email addy and I promise I won't enable the comment, so the only one who'll see it is me. I have it set up to moderate the comments as I had trouble with one person who took the Fan Fic a little too seriously, so if you want to keep it private, just leave it there in a comment. You will die laughing when you see this video of one of the senators from Australia.

Opester wrote:

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Awesome! Thanks, Kelz! Hey, I would love to email you (I have a hysterical video clip in an email from my Dad about Australia) but I won't post an email addy publicly here, but...if you want to email, you could go to my Blog and leave a comment with your email addy and I promise I won't enable the comment, so the only one who'll see it is me. I have it set up to moderate the comments as I had trouble with one person who took the Fan Fic a little too seriously, so if you want to keep it private, just leave it there in a comment. You will die laughing when you see this video of one of the senators from Australia.

Lol! Sounds good!! I'll go there and comment now.

Kelzy wrote:

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Lol! Sounds good!! I'll go there and comment now.

Got it! Just sent you 2 emails!

Opester wrote:

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Got it! Just sent you 2 emails!

Replied to both!! lol!