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We are staying in the Blackman Hotel in Melbourne for a couple of days. Lovely modern rooms with beautiful artwork. Very comfortable, so I am pleased to stay here until Xmas Eve and make it my home.



Today we have a busy culinary schedule: First some bread take away from The Breadtop, then up to Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice creamery. After that the Valley Farm Vineyards and Healesville Sanctuary. What lovely animals are Koala’s and kangaroos: so cuddly!



On our way back to the hotel I buy myself some eggs for a nice omelet in the mornings.

I am stepping down from blogging with Blog City and Blogging Circle of Friends for a while. Lately, I noticed that my blogs were minimal and I don’t have the time to be more involved right now. I also stepped down from reviewing for Simply Positive for this coming period. Hopefully, my muse can handle this.

I am not much of a dare devil, so I dreaded this day in Dreamworld. All roller-coaster rides! Check them out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvmGm67ENeg&t=8s

Sick to my stomach, trying to hold on to my breakfast I went in most of them anyway. SB Musing , Brother Nature ,AlyCatAuthor HAPPY 4th! , Apondia , Kit of House Lannister ,Lyn's a sly fox , Princess Megan Rose GOT Fox ,BlueMoon and Dragon is hiding all looked a little bit pale as well when I saw them again. Is this for real? Are people really enjoying this kind of entertainment?

It’s the scenery of The Matrix Trilogy, my favorite movie, so I am thrilled to see behind the scenes of movies. The roller coasters are a bit too much for me but there is something for everybody. Life action shows, stunts, puppets, lots of kids and families and noise everywhere. A big thrill. I’ve never seen anything like it.

We fly to Brisbane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSBD9J3SJFY . After checking in our hotel we do a day of island hopping. Amity Stradbroke Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jq4b-Z8S7w and Moreton Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8nShysu7No.

Another day of snorkeling, diving and strolling on the beach.

But today in Brisbane, where there have been protests of Aboriginals earlier, I want to be conscious of the heritage of the Aboriginals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRBMdS4t36c

Today an early rise. We are having breakfast outdoors since we are going snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWWEvM-svdU. Although I have been diving in the past, snorkeling is new to me. But I soon get the hang of it. It’s the most wonderful world under water, I totally enjoy today.

Some interesting facts and statistics about the magical Great Barrier Reef I found on the Internet. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on Earth and is visible from outer space! This incredible eco-system is 2,300km long. There are thousands of reefs and hundreds of islands. There are 600 types of hard and soft coral. This impressive reef is home to countless species including 6 species of turtles, 215 species of birds, 17 species of sea snakes and more than 1,500 species of fish! 10% of the world’s total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef attracts over 2,000,000 visitors each year! How old is the Great Barrier Reef? It is thought to be as much as 20,000,000 years old! The Great Barrier Reef is greater is size than Tasmania and Victoria combined! The Great Barrier Reef is the size of 70 million football fields…. WOW!

I am glad to have witnessed this wonder of Nature before climate change will ruin the coral forever.

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