Travelog for: Binky

I am Binky the Koala. I am quite small and fit into an envelope. I'm hoping to see many interesting places.
I'd like to see things that i can only see in your place or country. This may be a traditional recipe, your favourite ice cream brand native plants, road signs,..... and of course famous sights and such less well known.

This is me when I first arrived at home.
"Please, help me out of this box."

Here are some more pictures.
1. This is me exploring our home.
2. Me and Bebbi. Guess who I am...
3. My friend Joey and me.
4. My best friend Rosalie and me. Sometimes she allows me to sit on her head. I like that.
5. All of us cuddling up on the sofa. Rosi, Joey and Bebbi aren't travelling.
6. I love eating, especially sweets.
7. My family say this thing is a shoehorn. But I think it is a brilliant "little koala"-slide.

It's Halloween!

Martina has made some yummy little Halloween cakes. Mmmmh, it tastes really nice.


Rosalie surprised us with a funny costume.


I'm still waiting for my first adventure. I just can't wait.

Yippie! I'm going to Gisborne, Australia!

I'm so excited! Today my first adventure starts. I can hardly believe that I'm really going to be in Australia in a few days. That's so great! But Australia is soooo far away and I'm also a bit scared.

Rosalie kissed me goodbye. She is really sad that I'm leaving.


Then she helped me into the envelope I'm travelling in. I will miss you so much!



Bye everyone! Gisborne I'm coming!

Hi Mum,

Today I had a ride in what I think was a car and then I got squashed in what felt like a round shaped thing  and then I was moved again and then I could hear voices!! I have arrived!!


Ohhh!! Someone is looking at me!!




If I stretch a little more I will be out of here!!!



Here I am Mum with Super Red Ted and Mooney. Super Red Ted is going to be a wild release TV but he has to have his ID tag fixed and Mooney is visiting from Germany. They made me very welcome. 


Love and hugs
Binky

PS Sue says thank you for the postcards

Hey Mum,

I had a little look outside but I was tired and it was cold and windy


Here I am in the back yard


over there is a big gum tree but it isn't the right gum leaves for me to eat!!


It's a bit hard to see me here, but I am in the back yard again.

Off for a sleep now Mum,
Will send you another message soon,

Love and hugs
Binky

PS Where are the koalas??? Haven't seen any yet!!

Hi Mum,

Today
Mooney
and I went with Sue and her husband into the city to see her husbands doctor. We didn't get any photos there but did get a photo waiting for the train to come home 

Once back in Gisborne Sue had to walk back to work cos the bus wasn't running  ...but we had a bonus because we saw an echidna waddle across the road in front of us ...a car nearly hit it... here it is burrowing through the long grass...

Love
Binky

Back at work we helped with the shelving


and watched while Sue did some work on the computer.


After work we took the dogs for a walk in the park - here we are by the soccer pitch

and here is Fleur the corgi

and look how I travelled .hee tee... I didn't have to walk 

here I am being an Aussie koala up a gum tree - but my bum is too soft and the tree is uncomfortable!!!



here we are heading home in the car. 
Tomorrow we are going to the city on a school excursion on a bus, so that should be exciting. More soon 

Love and hugs
Binky

Hi Mum,

We had a busy day today, Sue went on a excursion to the city so we went along too, here we are getting on the bus


here we are on the bus, me Mooney and Super Red Ted
We stopped at the Broadmeadows library to have a look  around - it was a big library

there was a big promotion setting up to say no to violence against women - we loved this little house

We thought we could happily live in this little house!! 

Back on the bus and off to the city now!!

Love Binky

Back again Mum,
now we are in the city



we had lunch in Melbourne Central, there was a huge food court and lots of food to choose from, we had some chips but Sue forgot to take a photo  I liked the Christmas decorations

this is me out the front of the State Library
and here I am with Mooney

Next we are in the old art gallery part of the library


then we went to the round reading room, this place is pretty old!

would you believe this chair is 100 years old  wow!!!
Here we said goodbye to Super Red Ted because he is staying here and going to be a wild release TV. How exciting!! But Sue is sad because she hopes he gets picked up and not put in the rubbish!!

All these books here are part of the Australian collection - a good place for a koala to be 

I don't know that you can see me here Mum - but look at that amazing roof!!

Nearly back in Gisborne now - just driving off the freeway. I am ready to go home for a sleep now Mum - there has been lots of activity for a little koala!!

Talk soon
Love and hugs
Binky

Hi Mum,

Here we all are, ready for Christmas dinner!!



Love and hugs

Binky
xxooxxoo

Hey Mum,

Today it is raining and very wet so we are having a home day - but I met some of Rosalie's distant family I think 



What do you think Mum??

Love and hugs
Binky

PS Say hi and hug Rosalie for me please!!

Hi Mum,

Today Mooney and I went with Sue to The Tibetian Buddhist Centre to look at the rose gardens. As you know it had been raining yesterday so the roses had been knocked around, but we still had a good look around and saw some pretty flowers - some smelt great too!

We have arrived - I was distracted by a big puddle near Sue's feet!!

check out the bug on the rose Mum!!




This is us by the dam - the ducks live here and the water is used to water the garden beds

another gum tree - this time a squiggly wiggly one, but again no good for eating for me!

Here we are at the dam again - heading back to the car now.

Love and hugs
Binky

Hi Mum,


Just up the road from the rose garden is Tullamarine Airport - it is the big one for Melbourne. Sue said I probably was there when I came to Australia in my travelling bag.. The planes fly low over the road that goes along the end of the airport.

Hey Mum!! Sue drove past one of those road signs you had talked to me about, so we had to turn around and go back to get a photo!!

just on the side of the road there we found a flowering gum tree - nice flowers huh??

another plane went past -

here we are heading home to Gisborne

another one of those signs Mum - but we didn't see any kangaroos - Sue said it was the wrong time of the day, they are out and about early in the morning and at dusk.

Love and hugs
Binky