Down Under 2-now w/pix and video

[Pasogirlz]

It official...My flight leaves tomorrow morning EARLY and I arrive in Sydney Sunday night. I finally get my vacation Down Under w/my cuz Tara aka PasoAussie. 8-) She says spring has arrived and we have plans for the beach and horse back riding. And of course, the main reason I am going....to be God Mom to her youngest daughter Brooke. Her Christening will be the Sunday before I leave. 8-)

I am so excited! I'll have lots of pix and video for you guys.

[paintedhorizon]

Oh yay!!! How awesome!!!

[Barbwire]

WOOT! WOOT!

Don't forget those can shots we spoke of. ;-)

[DebbieS]

What a long-awaited trip! Hope everything runs smoothly this time and you get to go (your boss promised, right?)

How fun!!

[Linda Y]

That sounds like a dream! I would love to go there someday.
Have a safe trip...take lots of pictures!

[Brigitte]

Have a nice stay! Hope everything goes great, we will be looking forward to all the pics :D

[baileyholc]

Have a safe flight. And most of all have fun. Oh, what the hay, we will miss you.

[cowboy ed]

go walkabout for me..............

[Pasogirlz]

I have officially arrived. It's 2 am here. Off to bed. G'night. 8-)

[hast]

Have FUN! :D when you wake up again, that is ;-)

[PasoVicki]

That's a dream trip -- have fun!

[Pasogirlz]

Ok, I'm extremely busy today w/all the problems....but here is the first day of my trip.

Lake MacQuarie, the worlds 2nd largest salt water lake.(I saw the first largest in Nicaragua aleady). ;-)

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[PASOFAN]

Cool! Great video too! That little girl so sooo cute! Love the shot of her and her little horsie..lol

Cant wait to see more!

[DebbieS]

Very cool, Lori. Glad you had a nice trip (even though coming back wasn't so great).

Beautiful pics!

[Pasogirlz]

My welcome sign left on my bedroom door. How cute.

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[aussiepaso]

Hi Cuz. Glad to know you are back and running. Cool video.....it turned out pretty good. ashley watched and asked "Where is my friend Lori". We talked to Jen yesterday and she told her she missed you and jen. she wished you were back. Too Cute.

[Pasogirlz]

Aussie-((((HUGS))))) to Little Ashley for me. And Brookie too.

Day two, we wanted to do the beach, but it got overcast and the air had a bit of a chill in it, so we did some shopping and visiting. We drove by a beach for me and happend upon a hang glider about to take off of a cliff above the ocean. The pix don't really show how high up we were b/c I zoomed in on the ocean. lol The boats were HUGE.

It was so neat to cath this guy, he just literally hopped up in the air and caught a current. 8-)

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[Pasogirlz]

Day three...a day at the park/zoo.
Ashley played and played that day. She especially had fun w/the two Dad's who organized a game of Red light/Green light, and Duck Duck Goose. 8-)


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Barb's Aussie Man Can shot....I couldnt help it...he kept bending over in front of the camera. :lol:

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[Barbwire]

Yep, he was just asking for it, alright! :lol:

[aussiepaso]

Good shots Cuz. My heart kinda stopped with the thought of taking Bugsy on. HOw was the ride? Did he have any manners or was he a bit of a handful? Did you get him into a canter? Trot? Do you remember those terms? LOL>....

[Pasogirlz]

LOL. He was a gentleman for sure. I'll have pix of him for everyone later. ;-)

[baileyholc]

Great pictures and Video. I'm glad you had fun. Can't wait to see the rest of the trip. :D

[PASOFAN]

Looks like lots a fun!! great pics! Those ships look like the coal ships that run on Lk superior, they are big!

[TrueStepPaso]

WE WANT PICTURES OF THE RIDE!!!! :D

[Pasogirlz]

You guys are gonna have to be patient. You get the pix in the order that they happend. ;-) And we aint there yet.


Ok, now for some animal pix from the park that day.

The Kangaroos...

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The Wombat....they are usually night creatures, so we are lucky to have caught him having a mid day snack.
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:oops: I totally forgot the name of this little guy. I'm sure Aussiepaso will help me out w/it soon.
**It's a Quoll, also sleeps during the day.
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Some native birds. I have a million more bird pix coming up. I found the wild birds to be so colorful. Unfortunately, It will be tomorrow before I have those ready to go. But I promise, the birdies are bright w/colors.
8-) These two are on the plainer side comparatively.

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[Pasofinoguy]

You need a vacation from what lol.

[Pasogirlz]

You need a vacation from what lol.

Trust me...I need a vacation now. :shock: I have been in the airport for the past 5 weeks in a row. This will be the first relaxing weekend at my condo in well....over a month.

[aussiepaso]

THE QUOLL

Our family all have fluffy throats, pink-tipped noses, spotted coats.
Each night in search of food we creep, but daytime finds us asleep
Across three Australian states we used to roam; now just tasmania is our home.

THE WOMBAT
Big and round with solemn faces, my family lives in bushy places.
We graze on grasses through the day then to hour burrows creep away.
Though we look mild and cuase no fear we bowl you over if you come near.

[aussiepaso]

my daughter has a bush creature book. I thought the wombat was a daytime sleeper but according to the book, no they do graze during the day! Oops. Learn something new everyday!

[Cindy]

Trust me...I need a vacation now. I have been in the airport for the past 5 weeks in a row. This will be the first relaxing weekend at my condo in well....over a month.


Everyone say...AWWWW. :roll:

[Pasogirlz]

Trust me...I need a vacation now. I have been in the airport for the past 5 weeks in a row. This will be the first relaxing weekend at my condo in well....over a month.


Everyone say...AWWWW. :roll:

Trust me...until you have dragged your bags thru the airport as many times as me, you just can't appreciate how good your own bed feels. 8-) Not to mention the amount of money I have spent on parking alone. :shock:

[Cindy]

Are you serious? Do you have any idea to whom you have said this? Try showing horses, judging horses and being on the National BOD. Then we can talk.When you are away from home more weekends out of the year than you are at home, then we will talk. Until then :roll: And poor poor pitiful you having to go to Australia. I just hate it for you. :razz:

[Pasogirlz]

I AM away from home more weekends than not. :shock: I go to these shows too ya know...just cuz I ain't all special like a judge or nuthin. ;-) Before these 5 weeks, I was in Vegas, at Youth Mundial, Extravaganza, and Last Chance, New York, and Spectrum. Miami Summer Fest was somewhere in there. I'm either driving or flying, or entertaining someone in Miami. Or the show is here in Miami.

After my brief rest this weekend...PasoFan is coming to town. I have to drive to Sebring Friday night, Saturday we are going to the beach for a ride...driving to WPB. Then spending Sunday doing Miami Paso Farms.
I guess that doesn't sound too bad hmmmm? But anyway, my point is...I get to spend about one weekend every 6 weeks at my home. So I appreciate it. :razz: Two weekends in a row happens about once a blue moon.

Australia was a pleasent get away from the horse world. After Nats...I was about showed out. :shock:

[Cindy]

Once again can we all say...AWWWW. I feel for you, I really do. :-?

[Pasogirlz]

Once again can we all say...AWWWW. I feel for you, I really do. :-?

Thanks, I appreciate your compassion....as hollow as it may be. ;-)

Now can we all get a big awwwe for Cindy, who gets to ride horses all day for work, and ride the bestest horses ever, and travel all over the world judging the bestest horses? See, when ya say it like that...it don't sound bad either. :lol: ;-)

[Pasogirlz]

Now back to our regularly scheduled program. :D

Koalas
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[Pasogirlz]

One afternoon, Tara and I went for a walk near her home w/her neighbor and friend Leann.

This is the view from Tara's back yard. The woods you see is part of where we walked.

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The path leads out to the lake....

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[baileyholc]

Looks like a wonderful place to take a Paso ride as well. It's beautiful.

[Pasogirlz]

Now, you guys might be wondering what kind of food they have Down Under.....well, I didn't get to try too much of it b/c I ended up cooking some home food for my Cuz several nights.

Her first request was Southern Fried Chicken. Finger lickin good. 8-) The Dixie Pride makes the best. Complete w/mashed taters and gravey, and veggies.

Then we made a roast, rice and gravey one night w/fresh corn another night.

And for an encore, I did some fresh Scampie w/Dixie Pride. Yummmmm.
We also served Asparagus. I made some fried okra for an appetizer at Tara's request. She loves the stuff.

One interesting thing I did get to try was Deep Sea Bugs. That is what they are called when they catch them. After they are cooked, they are called something different...but I forgot what that was. :oops: Tara will have to remind me.

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These are cooked whole and served cold. You tear off the head much like a crawfish, and then break the tail shell down the middle and remove the meat. It was delish! And reminded me of Lobster. They are often called poor man's lobster.

I did got out to dinner one night w/my pal Jen on Manley Beach. She took me to Ribs and Rumps. I had Kangaroo steaks. I found them tasty and tender. Melt in your mouth. Some say Roo meat has a strong gamey flavor, but mine was quite nice. (Probably raised on a farm, not wild. ;-) )

Some other interesting things I noticed was that the pickles tasted different. Not as strong. And the relish was much different. :-? I tried to make some deviled eggs for the Christening reception and ended up chopping up my own sweet pickles for it. :lol: But they turned out great, and everyone ate them up...asking what was in the deviled eggs.

[Pasogirlz]

One day, we took Ashley for a pony ride. She was so happy, she got to ride three different ponies.

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[Cindy]

I love that first riding pic. She is holding on so hard and the concentration is priceless.

[Pasogirlz]

I love that first riding pic. She is holding on so hard and the concentration is priceless.
My favorite too. 8-) She really LOVES horses too.
I brought her a black "Flicka" Bryer model. She carried around the entire time. :lol:

[PASOFAN]

Awwww, so cute those pony pics are! I loved the bird pics too, so colorful!! Those deep sea bugs are interesting, but yeah look like little lobsters.. hhhmmm lobster....

Anyway, love all the pics, keep em comin!1

and I do HOPE your rested for my trip w/sis, were gonna wear you out again I am affraid! But hey it is worth it right!?!! ;-)

[Pasogirlz]

So Friday night, I took a walkabout ;-) and rode the train into Sydney to hang out w/Jen. 8-)

To give you some back ground, 4 years ago when Tara got married, she had her wedding here in the states. She brought her whole wedding party to Vegas for the bachelor/ette parties, and the wedding was held in California where she is originally from. This is where I met Jen...her best Aussie friend. I had heard all about how great she was. How she was quite the horse woman, how beautiful her horses were, and how I would love her. :roll: How could I love her? I already hated her.

Well it took all of about 2 seconds after we met...and we were happily yacking our heads off about horses. 8-) Instant pals. I even talked her into coming to Fla before she flew back to Oz...and she did. We TORE UP Miami. 8-) I hated to see her go.
**This was pre-Paso for me btw***

So now that I am all Paso-a-fied....I could not WAIT to introduce Jen to them. I think I yacked my head off the entire time about Pasos. I tried to teach her all I know in our short time together. Gait, Trocha, Puerto Rican vs Colombian horses, bits, Pleasure vs Fino.... Thankfully, she acted interested and ate up the info, DVDs, and magazines. She was really shocked at the way they moved. She could not picture it from a written descriptions. She hated the tail jobs upon first review, but I think the nicer ones grew on her. She really seemed to like the fino horses, but is interested in checking out the largo horses too. I have so much to teach her. :D
On another note... Tara and I are working on getting her here to the states....to learn about Pasos...or maybe to stay even longer. 8-)


Anyway, took the train to see Jen. She took me out for dinner for my Roo steak. And the next morning, we went out to visit her horses.

She has a lovely Anglo Arab named Bugsy Malone. Solid Black...all 16.1 hands of him. :shock: He has had some dressage training and won a few blue ribbons already. 8-)
Jen broke her leg a few months ago, and has not ridden him since her accident (w/another horse). So Bugs was very tolerant for me. I have very little english riding training...as you can probably see. :oops:

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After his ride....
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Her other horses....
Chief the pony
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Bugsy's mini-me...Star the pony...Ashley's future horse
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Rio her mare
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Her border's stock horse

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[Pasogirlz]

The best part of my whole trip was when Jen and I rented some horses and rode along the cliffs overlooking the ocean. 8-)

The funny thing is...that when Jen rang them, she said she wanted something gentle for her b/c of her leg injury, and something spirited for me. But it sure seemed both our horses were about the same speed....slow. :lol:

My mount Revey.
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Jen on Jimmy
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The view was spectacular. Our guide told us to keep an eye out for whales which are frequently seen...but of course we didn't see any. :-?

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[Pasogirlz]

BONDI BEACH!

Jen and I also stopped by the famous Bondi Beach for lunch.
I was devastated I didn't have my suit on me and we didn't have that much time. But I did enjoy the view and the ppl watching.

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I was on the look out for more Aussie Man Cans...but this was all I could spot....everything else was sorta
flat :-?

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After further review...I decided this guy was probably not a native. :lol:

[aussiepaso]

The birds pictured were all in enclosures at the park we visited but all of these birds we see everyday in our back yards. The cockatoos love to sit on our fences and sharpen their beaks and the rosellas and the lorikeets (the real colorful birds) cluster on our native bush sucking on the bloosms. In australia, we refer to our woodland areas as BUSH or Bushland.

The Deep Sea Bugs are sold in our resturants under the name Balmain Bugs. the are beautiful. A bit more tender than lobster and easier to shell than crab. A real meat bite!

[PASOFAN]

oh, what a can! I like!! lol

What a beautiful Blank anglo you have! He is huge!! I have never ridden english either, but you look fine to me..lol Not that I know anything about it..

Nice lookin horses Aussiepaso!!

That beach ride looks so beautiful! Too bad no whales were around..

Great pics, looks like a blast!

[TrueStepPaso]

Lori...THANK YOU SO MUCH! Allot of those pics came out really clear...what camera do you have?
It looks likes a beautiful place to visit....someday, I hope! I've heard that when you trade in your American $, that you get almost double in exchange...is that true?

[Pasogirlz]

Lori...THANK YOU SO MUCH! Allot of those pics came out really clear...what camera do you have?
It looks likes a beautiful place to visit....someday, I hope! I've heard that when you trade in your American $, that you get almost double in exchange...is that true?

I ganked Mom's new camera for the trip.
Sony Cyber Shot

And no, you don't get double. It's more like an extra .25 cents per dollar. Nice but not double. ;-)

Pasofan, the horses belong to Jen aka Bugsy Malone on here. She has not posted yet. Aussiepaso is my cuz Tara...she doesn't own a horse...yet. :D

[aussiepaso]

spoke to jen this morning. my home phone died the day after you left so we had to go buy a new one and it wasnt charged last night for jen to call. anyway. i mentioned to her the proposition about heading your way, she was awed. definately interested, a little overwhelmed and i think she felt warm hearted that we loved her so much as to help make it happen. she was talking about selling her car, her motorcycle and then what to do with Bugsy and her baby Reggie......keep you posted. i told her she is 33 and needs to live a little get her old self back.

[Pasogirlz]

spoke to jen this morning. my home phone died the day after you left so we had to go buy a new one and it wasnt charged last night for jen to call. anyway. i mentioned to her the proposition about heading your way, she was awed. definately interested, a little overwhelmed and i think she felt warm hearted that we loved her so much as to help make it happen. she was talking about selling her car, her motorcycle and then what to do with Bugsy and her baby Reggie......keep you posted. i told her she is 33 and needs to live a little get her old self back.

I couldn't agree more. Maybe she could bring Reggie (her dog)...and you could look after Bugs?

[Pasogirlz]

Well the week seemed to go to fast, that is for sure. The last day before I flew home was the Christening.

Brooke Elise Davidson
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The Mother being blessed
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The Father being blessed
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A proud Dad (Chris)
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A very special guest...Chris's Nan. She has a had a few mini strokes recently and we didn't think she would make to the the ceremony. But Tara and I were evil and kept asking her and tempting her to be there. I am so thankful she made it. A very special lady indeed.

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[Pasogirlz]

Monday I had my flight home. But first, Jen took me down town to get some pix, souvineers, and lunch before I left.

The Harbour Bridge.
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The Opera House
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And this concludes your tour of Oz Land.

Some interesting observations I made....
Although Australia is up to date in technology....they seemed about 20 or 30 years behind in morals and way of life. By that I mean I noticed a lot of stay at home moms, a low divorce rate, a general feeling of family. Lives seemed to move at a slower pace. The air was SO clean and smelled of spring. The flowers were in bloom and each breath reminded me of Gardinias. The water was exteremly pure, and could be drank right out of the faucet w/o tasting like chemicals. Even the milk seemed more pure and less additives used.

Down Under Rocks!!!!

[PASOFAN]

ooppsss, sorry missed that part abot them not being her horses, sorry, they were your friend Jen's! Still great looking horses!

You and your Cuz sure look great together! Love your dress at the christening! WOW

Great pics of the opera house! Gotta take a pic of that, glad you did!

Interesting what you say about the lifestyles their, I alwasy pictured aussie world as different like USA I guess... That is really cool about the water and food though.. The US sure does pack all that junk into our food!

What were the temps like?

Really enjoyed your trip pixs!! Thanks for posting it all, I know it took you a while and your so busy anyways.. So glad you posted.

[Barbwire]

I don't know what blew me away more, seeing the pics of Lori with a helmet on or seeing her in a church! :lol:

[Minouri]

Lori,

Beautiful pictures and I really enjoyed the stories behind them. I love the warmth you put in your posts. I always enjoy them.

[Pasogirlz]

LOL Barb, I knew I was gonna take some flack for the helment. I despise being forced to wear one. :-? I hadn't even thought about the church shots. :lol:

Hope everyone enjoyed the pix.

Here is one more of the souvineers I got for the kids....
Boomerangs w/traditional Aboriginal (sp?) art work.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/pasogirlz/DownUnder1.jpg

[PASOFAN]

Awesome boomerangs! They are beautiful!! Loved the post Lori.. :D

[Brigitte]

I don't know what blew me away more, seeing the pics of Lori with a helmet on or seeing her in a church! :lol: :lol:

[PasoJoy]

Absolutely gorgeous pics!!!!! :D :D :D I was especially tickled at the pics of Ashley on the pony, they were priceless! 8-)
I have always wanted to visit Aussie land, but I would never ever survive the plane trip there... :shock:

[Pasogirlz]

Absolutely gorgeous pics!!!!! :D :D :D I was especially tickled at the pics of Ashley on the pony, they were priceless! 8-)
I have always wanted to visit Aussie land, but I would never ever survive the plane trip there... :shock:

The plane ride there was easier than the plane ride back. :shock: You are all excited on the way, so not much bothers you. But on the ride back...you are just thinking out tired you are and how you have to go back to work. :mad:

[PasoSis]

I don't know what blew me away more, seeing the pics of Lori with a helmet on or seeing her in a church! :lol:

You know, I was thinking the EXACT same thing!!! http://www.redphage.com/smilies/lmao.gif

Glad you had a good trip Sissy! Looks like it was an awesome adventure!!