After a looooong flight to Australia, we will land ourselves in Coffs Harbor, ready to head west to do some research. In the forests of New South Wales (the southeastern province of Oz) we will search for, identify and measure frogs in order to see how amphibian populations are doing in this part of the world. We don't know how many sites we'll be at, but we're hoping for good wildlife spotting, and fruitful research excursions!

After we're mentally and physically done with hunting for frogs and sleeping in tents, its off to Sydney! Here, we'll visit museums, tour the opera house, and climb to the very top of the Harbor Bridge. We also plan to spend many days walking through the varied neighborhoods of this amazing city. Also looking forward to the Asian-inspired cuisine we expect to find there, and Grant might be able to convince Allison to try a beer or two in a local boozer (aka pub).

From Sydney we hope to head North to Mon Repos Conservation Park to observe hatchling turtles. Can we say "adorable"? Definitely next on the list is Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. I'm not sure we'll be able to top that experience, but if we do it will be at the Daintree Rainforest, a world heritage site and considered a "must" for northern Oz visitors. Throughout this whole last leg of the trip, we'll be staying in a spa/resort, so we will probably grab a massage or two after so much hiking, climbing, walking, swimming. Its exhausting to think about, but also SO exciting to look forward to!

From Cairns we make the, again, looooong trip home. We'll be tired and tanner, but man will we have stories to tell and memories to keep!