Vacation
We've booked a trip down under April 3-20 .. well, we still have to book the details but we'll broadly follow this itinerary ..
First Week: Touring Tasmania in an RV
4-5 days: Snorkeling action at the Ningaloo Reef
2-3 days: R&R on Rottnest Island
Rachel - I think you've been to Tasmania? .. any tips?

We stopped at Hobart on our trip from Aukland to Sydney. However we didn't see Taz.We did get to see the midle of a Typhoon.
Gerry
ANYTHING done in an RV is worth doing. This sounds like a great trip!
My recommendation? Make a decal of the t-devil you've got here and post it in the back window. The locals will LOVE you.
Think Shannon qualifies to get the R&R after all her work on the house!
Looks like a great trip....we did see a Taz devil but it looked nothing like Taz you pictured.
Have a great time and bring back more fab photos
Have a great trip. It looks like it'll be beautiful. RV should open up a lot of fun possibilities, too. Bon voyage.
I saw a movie from Australia that I liked (Holly took a pass) recently, called Ten Canoes. A bit challenging, but it offers a different world view.
Here's a link:
http://www.tencanoes.com.au/tencanoes/
The genesis of the movie was work by this anthropologist, coupled with indigenous actors' contributions:
http://museumvictoria.com.au/Collections-Research/Our-Collections/Indigenous-Cultures/Donald-Thomson/
when are you going to come to LA and visit the crew here. You can always steal my bed and I can sleep on the floor or adam and moms place is a good place to crash.