Hi guys and greetings from Rockhampton - the beef capital of Australia-! Terveiset Rockhamptonista!

I just took Juha to the airport and he started his little jurney back to Finland. It will be a quite long one Rockhampton-Brisbane-Sydney-Singapore-London-Helsinki...about 30h of flying around the globe. Paula is coming back from the Great Keppel Island which is this paradise island just 40 km from Rockhampton. Me and Juha were there just two days and came back to Rockhampton yesterday. The Keppel island was just so nice!!! White sandy beaches and turqoise water all around. We did some snorkling and ended up trying a donut ride, too. I felt like I was mostly in the air on the donut drive...it was a lot of fun especially when we were flying off from the donut. Too bad I can not dowload any pictures at the moment, I'll put some up here the soonest.We also had a nice Independence day dinner on Thursday in the island in the resort where Juha and me were staying at. Paula was staying in a village nearby in a awesom tent accomontation.

Vein Juhan juuri lentokentalle. Hanella on vaatimaton 30h kotimatka edessa valilla Rockhampton-Brisbane-Sydney-Singapore-Lontoo-Helsinki...huhhuh. Paula on tulossa Keppel paratiisisaarelta jossa vietimme loppuviikon nautiskellen turkoosista vedesta ja ihanista valkoisista rannoista. Kokeilimme myos veneen perassa vedettavalla donitsilla pysymista... tuntui etta olimme enemman ilmassa kuin vedessa :0). Nautiskelimme myos itsenaisyyspaivan illallisen saarella ulkona terassilla!!!

Me and Juha did a day trip to Lady Musgarve island, too. It was just so georgeous there! There is no houses in the island but it is possible to camp there in a tent. As I am a HC camper by now, we'll try out some camping there next time we are in Australia. I also tried snorkling the first time of my life there. I just loved it! The reef is just so beautiful and there was a lot of colourful fishes and some big turtles, too.

Kaytiin Juhan kanssa tiistaina myos Lady Musgarve nimisella saarella ja kokeilin ekan kerran snorklaamista. Ihan huikeeta puuhaa! Ihania varikkaita kaloja ja kilppareitakin. Ens kerralla paatettiin kokeilla telttailua talla asumattomalla saarella. Laitan kuvia saaresta heti kun vaan loydan sellaisen moopelin mihin saan kameran iskettya kiinni.

We'll start driving to inland and to Dingo today. We are planning to stay in a farm there... we'll see if they have some room for us. After Dingo we'll visit a city called Emerald and try some fossiking... you never know if you find some gem stones :0).

Lahdelle Paulan kanssa kohta ajelemaan kohti Dingoa jossa ajattelimme kokeilla maatilalla asumista muutaman paivan ajan. Dingosta ajamme sitten Emeraldiin jalokivia metsastamaan.

Take care! Lots of hugs! Hajea!

Sanna