Futuristic control panel for our hotel room in Alice Springs.

We tried to rename Magnetic Island, but the Aussie government was not falling for any of our mischief. Apparently to rename an Australian island--and thus claim it as your own--you have to carve your name into the beach with your feet and plant a flag. We forgot the flag part. Blast!

Check out the key in my book. This is the actual key that we used to lock up our bungalow apartment on Magnetic Island. Also check out Pinocchio--he's packin' a blade.

The Bosco Theatre in Melbourne. This "theater" was held together in a similar fashion to most of my vehicles--with a bunch of duct tape and a lot of, "I hope this doesn't crash and burn!"

At the Melbourne Comedy Festival we saw the Axis of Awesome--not only do they have a pretty good Jack Black ripoff, but the freakin' guitarist wears a Scooby Doo suit for no apparent reason.

Who likes to rock the party? Sara, Chris, and various other random chicks in an Italian restaurant in Melbourne like to rock the party.

Lava tubes are caves formed by lava. And they're fun to climb into.

Swimming in a lava tube is a rare and fun thing to do :-)

Umm...

Yarrrrrrrrr!

When I saw the giant frog scaling the giant gumboot, I thought to myself, "I better chase that frog."

Yeah, so the whaling boat rammed us, yeah that's the ticket.

Look at the pipes on this guy!

After a while you get used to the accent, and sometimes you forget you're in Australia. Then you see a roadsign like this.

Oh snap! Back in the car! Get back to the car--he's turned evil!

This little guy on the beach is a padmelon, which is a relative of the world-famous kangaroo. Padmelons are all about that thong tho' tho' tho' thong.

Sara demonstrates the mating dance of the Tasmanian She-Devil.

Hiding out under a dock with our kayak guide in Hobart as the skies open up around us.

Sara thought my Hemmingway hat with the extra long brim was extra silly--until it started to rain, that is.

The Steve Irwin docked in Hobart, Tasmania. Yay for radical environmental groups!