Brisbane and Noosa

Hello all,

Here is a cool picture from Brisbane of me and a koala named Sumo:
http://i.koala.net/2207121485.htm

Also, I have spent the past day up in Noosa, which is a great little beach town north of Brisbane that has an amazing national park.  The park is rather small, but has beautiful coastline and a gorgeous forest in the interior.  I was seeing all sorts of birds, including lorikeets, fairy-wrens, honeycreepers, and kookaburras.  Also went to go see Inception last night, it was a great movie.  Definitely worth going to.

The koala picture was from a koala sanctuary that has been open near Brisbane since the 1920s and has over 130 koalas.  It also is full of other animals, such as kangaroos, wombats, birds, a platypus, and much more.

I'm headed back to Brisbane today and am going to catch a Tri-Nations rugby match tonight.  Wallabies vs. Springbok.  Aussies vs. South Africa.  Should be great for a first rugby match.

Cheers,
-Andy