Here is a list of a lot of weird Australian names: Musk Sticks (which are candy -- or lollies, as they say here), Rocket (which is lettuce), Docket (which is a receipt), Scorched peanuts (which are scorched peanuts), Milo (which is hot chocolate substance), Mars Slice (which is a chocolate rice crispy treat), Maltesers (which are malted balls), and Escargot (which is pastry, not snails).
From the terrace (not the terrorist) I can watch the new year fireworks. There were kiteboarders and the wind was soo windy that the kiteboarders flew 20 feet in the air! There were twenty kiteboarders (that's a coincidink -- there were 20 of them 20 feet in the air -- 400 feet altogether!) When I saw them, I was going on a really really really big bike ride in a circle because I got my stuff from America two days before Friday.
What I like the best about Australia is that there is Cold Rock Ice Creamery and you choose the ice cream you want and the size, then you choose the toppings you want, and then you get to watch it get all smashed up into little teeny bits in your ice cream. Then you eat it!
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Wow! That's great you got your bike and could watch the fireworks and boarders flying 20 feet in the air.
A lot of strange names for things.. and if the name sounds familiar the definition is different (i.e. escargot means a pastry).
Thank you for keeping us updated - it sure makes me feel closer to you all.
Love & Love,
Bonnie
Hey Casey,
Please don't forget how to speak English. That way, when you return, the kids will be able to understand what you're saying. Let me know how many words you get to spell the Australian/Canadian/British way.
Stay clear of all things flying 20 feet in the air; they hurt when they come back to earth.
Happy New Year. Enjoy the summer break.
Dana
Hi Casey,
How cool--400 feet of kiteboarding!
What do scorched peanuts taste like?
I had scorched stuffing for Christmas--yuck!
Miss you,
Nancy
Casey,the names of the sweets sure are weird. But do they have regular stuff like Hersheys, 3 Musketeers, and Milky Ways?
So when will you be soaring hundreds of feet into the sky? Hopefully, not soon! Love Grandpa
Dearest Casey, It sounds like you are having great adventures all around Melbourne. What fun to see the fireworks and the boarders. Granny and Pa sent us pictures of Christmas in Australia. We were happy to see your smiling face! Keep letting us know what is happening in your exciting life!! Love and xx, Grandma
Dearest Casey--Here are a few tongue twisters for you to try:
Red lorry, yellow lorry,red lorry, yellow lorry; and Ed had edited it. Hope you had a great time at the beach. We can't wait to see pictures!! Lots of hugs and xx, Grandma
Hi Casey,
That is so funny about the ice cream. When I was in college in Boston, that smooshed ice cream was invented by a place called Steve's Ice Cream! Students would stand in line for hours to choose ice cream and toppings and watch them get smooshed together!! Be sure to have lots of ice cream for us, too. We loved your pictures--maybe you can be a doctor and work at Casey Medical Center when you grow up. What is a Ripstick? Is it a scooter? We love you and can't wait for the next installment.
Love, Aunt Heidi
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