Day 2: Almost exactly 1 year ago, I was dogsledding with Jake in Thunder Bay in -46 degrees. Coming to Australia was barely a thought back then.

We went to a different beach today in The Royal National Park. The area was the first national park in Australia, and next to Yellowstone it was the 2nd created worldwide. We went stand-up-paddle-boarding which was a lot of fun. We brought along Jake's surfboard as well, and I learned some balance and technique. It is really tough but super exciting. I followed some wallaby tracks on the beach but no luck seeing one yet. I did however see 4 Huge pelicans and a few Australian King Parrots. The birds here are really quite interesting. I'm going to look into buying a bird/wildlife guide.

In the evening, the family played Trivia. Apparently its a very popular thing to do here. They have a trivia night every week. I was able to hold my own, but they are very good. I'll bet they don't know how many dimples are on a golfball though! (For those curious, its 336)

Tomorrow is Australia Day, and the whole country will be celebrating. I don't know our plans yet, but they involve alcoholic beverages and listening to the top 100 songs on a radio station called Triple J.

I don't plan on blogging every day, but I'm off to a good start. Hope things are going well back home!