This has been wonderful introduction to Australia. Starting with the solar eclipse everything has been very dramatic here: rainforest trip with bird and butterfly santuaries; Goya exhibit at art museum; indigenous art (I bought an intricate lino-block print at the Cultural Center, wanted to support local artists as opposed to all the souvenier shops with product from China); flying foxes inhabiting the trees next to public library and taking off at sunset with the wildest screams; wonderful shilouette of hills across the inlet that look just like a Black Kite, the bird in flight; a night of contemporary theater, 'The Colony' by Graham Henderson, at the Jute Theatre; hot sun and cool dips in the pool. The place where sidewalks are power washed and public toilets clean.
Here is list of places I am going next: Airlie Beach; Bundaberg; Maroochydore; Noosa Head; Byron Bay; Coffs Harbour; Bellengen; Nambucca Heads; Port Maquarie and Port Stevens. Aren't they wonderful names.
