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G'day, mate! Yes, they really do talk like Crocodile Dundee. Wherever we went, when they heard our American accents, we got a friendly, "G'day, mate," and a big grin - and often an invite to come for tea, or the evening, or the weekend.   Mauritius>>>> Scroll down to view photos The peacocks just love to show off!	Koalas love to hug! So does Dave. At the Koala Reserve near Brisbane

Sunset at Uluru (Ayer's Rock) in the great red center of Australia



Tromping the path Captain Cook took to the top of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef



Once inside the Great Barrier Reef, the days of sparkling seas and blue skies felt endless.



Over a hundred boats take part in the annual Darwin-Ambon Race



Home Island in the Cocos Keeling Atoll, about 2,000 miles west of Australia in the Indian Ocean.

Onward to Mauritius>>>>

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