When I come across neat facts, I make notes of them on my phone. When they correspond with photos I've taken, they get into the blog pretty quickly. But when they don't, they sit as notes waiting for a day when I don't have many photos. Well today some that have been...

Before I jump back into things Australian, I realised I forgot to tell you a few things about New Zealand that were interesting, so let me wrap up that story first. The south island gets 4-7 metres (yes, METRES) of rain each year! No wonder it's so lush everywhere....

I meant to get the NZ Part 2 post up a week ago, but work has been a little crazy lately so am just getting around to it now - and of course, there are more Aussie stories to add in at this point too! Let's start with some of the fun plants and animals in NZ. My...