Jodie's Visit from Japan

A little over a year ago, Kajal and I visited Jodie in Japan. At the time we remarked how interesting it was that three girls from Rome, GA were placed at different corners of the world. While I still believe that is phenomenal that I have had a chance to spend the last year in Australia, Jodie the past three years in Japan, and Kajal the past three-plus years in New York City, I believe the most remarkable aspect is how we have all kept in touch and gotten to experience each other's lives in our respective parts of the world.

Jodie came to visit last week as she prepares to move to San Diego with her husband and dog, Jack. I feel pretty good about the sights Jodie was able to see, as we drove out the Great Ocean Road to Port Fairy and to the Twelve Apostles, spent a night in Sydney, spent various days in Melbourne eating great food, and a few days around Geelong tasting wine at Petavel (only Jodie) and stalking kangaroo.

Here are a few pictures from our trips:

Jodie and Julie on the ferry in front of the Sydney Harbor Bridge; Jodie and Julie at the Twelve Apostles

Funny story about this picture.....A group of emus were wandering around a picnic area at Tower Hill on Mother's Day. They are known to be quite aggressive when it comes to their Sunday lunch, and this group of people found out the hard way. The emu snuck in between the two guys on the left and grabbed a piece of bread. Much to his chagrin, the older gentlemen with the glasses had a gut reaction to punch the emu in the beak. I guess we have strange senses of humor, but we laughed for days about his one.