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Soapstone and Serpentine Animal Carvings

Bat, seal, shark, stingray, tiger, turtle- sea turtle
Listed Alphabetically Table of Contentce - pg 1 Gem Animals

7/11/21

Walrus Oosik
#AK-OOS-24 - pg 2 Alaska Carvings

Walrus Tusk
#AK-WAL-209 - pg 4 Alaska Carvings

7/9/21

Wholesale Shark Teeth -Great White, Venice,Mako, and Oceanic White Tip Teeth

All on pg 14 Shark Items

7/6/21

Megalodon Teeth from Indonesia

Series #S296 - pg 2 Shark Items

7/1/21

Eyeglass Holders

Lion Doorknocker design eyeglass holder loops
Starts with #E-342 - pg 3 Eyeglass Holders

Extra large loop eyeglass holders
Starts with #E-940 - pg 9 Eyeglass Holders

6/30/21

Exotic Leather Items

Stingray Hide Wallets/Card Holders
Starts with #EL1-3

Shark Skin Belt
#EL23-1

Shark Skin Card Holder/Wallets
Starts with #EL24-1
All on pg 1 Exotic Leather Accessories

6/28/21

Closeout Necklaces

Bulk Beads
Series #CB

Starts with #CJ-30
All on pg 1 Closeouts

6/27/21

Gem Animal Carvings

Angel, bear, bee, bird- eagle, hummingbird, owl, bunny, burro, butterfly, cheetah, cow, dog- bulldog, dachshund, labrador, anubis, frog, gargoyle, giraffe, griffin, lion, lizard, panther, pegasus, pig flying, rhino, seahorse, starfish, tiger, and sea turtle
Listed Alphabetically Table of Contentce - pg 1 Gem Animals

6/23/21

1-1/2 and 1-7/16" long Tiger Shark Teeth
Starts with #S6-212A - pg 1 Shark Teeth

6/20/21

Exotic Leather Items

Vintage Caiman Hide Briefcse
#EL10-6

Gator Hide Patchwork Hinged Wooden Purse
#EL20-6

All on page 1 - Exotic Leather

6/13/21

Woolly Mammoth Carving
#WM100 - pg 1 Fossil Mammoth

6/9/21

New Bali Animal Carvings

Bear- pg 2 Animal Carvings- Bali

Dragon and eagle - pg 4 Animal Carvings- Bali

Elephant - pg 5 Aniamal Carvings- Bali

Mermaid and moose - pg 7 Animal Carvings- Bali

Ram - pg 9 Animal Carvings- Bali

Turtle- Sea turtle - pg 11 Animal Carvings- Bali

Wolf - pg 13 Animal Carvings- Bali

6/5/21

TV Rocks
Starts with series #R31 -pg 1 Rocks

6/1/21

Dinosaur Bone Pendants
Starts wih #DP3-500 - pg 3 Dinosaur Poop & Bone Jewelry

5/24/21

SMALLTOOTH SANDTIGER SHARK TEETH
Series #1969 - pg 19 Shark Items

5/23/21

FULGURITES from MOROCCO
Series #R309 - pg 3 Rocks

5/22/21

Restocked - FOSSIL (COMMON) SANDTIGER SHARK TEETH
Series #S347 - pg 3 Shark Items

NEW - KAZAKHSTAN
COMMON SANDTIGER SHARK TEETH
Series #S1085 - pg 10 Shark Items

5/21/21

SHORTFIN MAKO MOUNT JAW WITH TONGUE
#SJ250-401 - pg 8 Shark Jaws

5/20/21

1" Gemstone Animal Carvings
Angel, bunny, coyote, dolphin, elephant, turtle- sea turtle, whale- sperm whale - pg 1 Alphabetically on Table of Contents

5/19/21

500+ Wholesale Lot - Mixed species SHARK TEETH
#SW-1-T - pg 14 Shark Items

5/18/21

Silver Capped Gator Tooth Pendants
Series #G976- pg 9 Gator Items

5/17/21

Galapagos Shark Teeth - Restocked
Series #S910 - pg 9 Shark Items

5/16/21

Blue Shark Teeth
Series #S909 - pg 9 Shark Items

5/15/21

Sand Dollar Pendant Necklaces
#J-SAND-1 - pg 3 Pendants

5/12/21

Dino Poop Necklaces
Series #DP2 - pg 2 Dinosaur Poop Jewelry

5/10/21

Horse Cameos
Series #CS14 - pg 2 Cameos

Frog Cameo
Series #CM146 - pg 7 Cameos

5/8/21

3/4 to 7/8" Wholesale Tiger Shark Teeth
#SW-1-N-3A - pg 14 Shark Items

5/2/21

Woolly Mammoth Carving (Mammoth Fossil)
Series #WM100 - pg 1 Mammoth Fossils

4/29/21

Bali Animal Carvings (continued)

Skulls, snakes, squirrel, starfish, and swan- pg 10 Animal Carvings-Bali

Turtle- Sea turtle- pg 11 Animal Carvings- Bali

Walrus- pg 12 Animal Carving- Bali

Whale-Humpback, Narwhal, Beluga; wolf- pg 13 Animal Carvings- Bali

4/27/21

Bali Animal Carvings (continued)

Fish, flamingo, fox, frog, gnome, hummingbird, husky Siberian dog, lizard- Chameleon, lynx- pg 6 Animal Carvings- Bali

Manta ray, monkey/ape, moose, mouse, nautilus, octopus, ostrich, and otter - pg 7 Animal Carvings- Bali

Owl - pg 8 Animal Carvings- Bali

Raven, roadrunner, sabertooth cat, seahorse, and shark - pg 9 Animal Carvings- Bali

4/26/21

Bali Animal Carvings

Antler animal carving- pg 1 Animal Carvings- Bali

Bear - pg 2 Animal Carvings- Bali

Beaver, buffalo, bunny rabbit, cat, cougar, and crab - pg 3 Animal Carvings-Bali

Crocodile, dog, dolphin, duck, eagle - pg 4 Animals Carvings- Bali

4/20/21

Gem Animal Carving Necklaces

Bat, bear, buffalo, cat, dragonfly, frog, turtle- tourtoise and sea turtle
Listed alphabetically on table of contents pg 1 Gem Animals

4/18/21

Fulgurites
Starts with Series #R365 - pg 4 Rocks

4/16/21

Petite Mini Brass Eyeglass Loops
Starts with #E794-1 - pg 7 Eyeglass Holders

4/15/21

Gemstone Animal Carvings

Armadillo, bear, bee, bird- eagle and hummingbird, buffalo, bunny rabbit, burro, nutterfly, cat, caterpillar, cheetah, cow, coyote, dinosaur- stegosaurus and triceratops, dogs- chihuahua, dachshund, english bulldog, schnauzer, dolphin, dragon, dragonfly, frog, gargoyle, giraffe, griffin, horse, lion- roaing and gargoyle, monkey, panther, pegasus, penguin, pig- standing and flying, rhino, scarab, shark, starfish, tiger, turtle, unicorn, and venus
Listed alphabetically on table of contents on pg 1 Gem Animals

4/13/21

Wholesale Bags 0f 50 or 100 Tiger Shark Teeth
Series #SW-1-N - pg 14 Shark Items

4/12/21

Tiger Shark Tooth Necklaces
Series #S6 - pg 1 Shark Items

4/10/21

1.5" Soapstone Animal Carvings
Buffalo, camel, cat, dinosaur- triceratops, frog, gorilla, lizard-iguana, octopus, scorpion, snail of leaf, spider, turtle- sea turtle
Listed alphabetically on table of contents - pg1 Gem Animals

4/9/21

1-1/4" to Rare Enormous 1-7/16" Tiger Sark Teeth
Series #S5 and #S6 - pg 1 Shark Items

4/8/21

Cow bone pendants - Bali

Dolphin, elephant, turtle, walrus - pg 1 Pendants

4/7/21

Bali Tagua Nut Carvings

Armadillo, insect- cicada and hercules bettle -pg 3 Tagua Nut Carvings

Pig and porcupine - pg 4 Tagua Nut Carvings

4/5/21

3/4 and 5/8" Hammerhead Sharks Teeth
Starts with #S10 - pg 1 Shark items

1 to 1-1/4" Fossil Goblin Sahrks Teeth
Series #S375 - pg 3 Shark Items

4/2/21

Woolly Mammoth Ivory Carvings
Series #WM100 - pg 1 Mammoth Fossils

3/30/21

Bali Carvings of Moose Antler

Elephant, horse, lion, and moose - pg 2 Animal Carvings- Bali

Owl, ram, and rhino - pg 3 Animal Carvings- Bali

3/24/21

Tiny Gator Teeth Sets of 15 - 5/8 to 7/8"
Starts with #G370-300 - pg 3 Gator Items

3/23/21

Fairy Stone Cross Pendants - up to 1-1/16"
Starts with #CR500 - pg 1 Fairy Stone Crosses

3/22/21

Bali Animal Carvings of Moose Antler

Bear, dragon, and eagle - pg 1 Animal Carvings -Bali

Pegasus- unicorn - Series #PEG - pg 3 Animal Carvings -Bail

3/18/21

Moldavite TEKTITE Specimens - Back by popular demand
Starts with #X-300 - pg 3 Metiorites

3/16/21

Black Onyx Earrings with gold alloy, silver alloy, or copper wires
Series #EE471 - pg 4 Earrings

3/15/21

Jumbo Moose Poop Necklaces
Series #PP31 - pg 1 Poop

3/12/21

Fossil Dinosaur Eggs
Series #DF3 - pg 1 Dinosaur Fossils

3/11/21

Hatpins

Cinnabar and glass ladybug - pg 1 Hatpins

Glass and Lampwork Sputnik - pg 2 Hatpins

Agate gemstone and Opalite glass - pg 3 Hatpins

Cloisonne - pg 4 Hatpins

3/8/21

2" Gator Tooth Necklaces
Series #G155-2 - pg 1 Gator Items

3/5/21

Agate Gemstone Earrings
Series #EE396 - pg 3 Earrings

3/4/21

Czech Button Brooches
Starts with #Z16-42 - pg 1 Czech Brooches

3/3/21

New African-American Woman Cameos with Burgundy

Large pin pendants - Series #CA20

Earrings - Series #CA1

All on pg 10 Cameos

3/2/21

Billiken Good Luck Charms

Walrus Ivory - Billiken
#AK-BIL-6 - pg 1 Alaska

Sperm Whale Teeth - Billikens
Series #AK-TOOTH - pg 3 Alaska

3/1/21

Specialty Rhinestone and Gemstone Necklaces

New Zealand Blue Coral Necklace
#V46-10 - pg 1 Necklaces

Black Onyx Necklace - #V305-40

Amethyst Necklace - #V306-S

Jade Necklace - #V308-35

Blonde Tigereye Necklace - #V318-20

All #V300 series pg 3 Necklaces

2/28/21

Catshark Egg Casings - Australia
Starts with #S800-240

Cuttlefish Beak Pairs
Starts with #S800-500

All on pg 8 Shark Items

2/25/21

Wholesale - 1" Bull Shark Teeth - Bag of 100
#SW1-MM-4 - pg 14 Shark Items

2/23/21

Female Cave Bear Canine Teeth
Starts with #CAVE-257-408-1 - pg 1 Cave Bear Fossils

Cave Bear Claws
Series #CAVE-295 - pg 3 Cave Bear Fossils

2/18/21

Mother of Pearl and Amethyst Necklaces
Starts with #V461-110 - pg 4 Necklaces

2/13/21

Mother of Pearl and Amethyst Earrings
Starts with #EE473-100 - pg 4 Earrings

2/8/21

Ruby Zoisite Necklaces and Earrings

Necklaces - Series #V410 - pg 4 Necklaces

Earrings - Series #EE702 - pg 7 Earrings

2/5/21

Copper Necklaces
Series #V500 - pg 5 Necklaces

2/3/21

Black Onyx Necklaces
Starts with #V304 - pg 3 Necklaces

2/1/21

20" and 19" Mako Shark Jaws
Series #SJ250-83A and #SJ250-92 - pg 8 Shark jaws

1/26/21

Paddlefish Bill
#W3-C - pg 1 The Weirdest

1/14/21

Whitecheek Shark Jaw
#SJ477-100 - pg 13 Shark jaws

1/8/21

Malachite Necklace and Earrings Set
#V493-15 - pg 4 Necklaces

1/4/21

Cloisonne Necklaces and Necklace with Earrings Set
#V249-3 and #V280 - pg 2 Necklaces

1/1/21

Mother of Pearl Necklaces
Starts with #V456-B - pg 4 Necklaces

Start of 2021

12/20/20

Gemstone Animal Carvings - Restocked

Bat, bear, bird- hummingbird, bunny, cheetah, coyote, dinosaur- Brontosaurus, dog- (Cocker Spaniel, English Bulldog, and Egyptian Sphinx), dragonfly, giraffe, hippo, horse, otter, panther, penguin, pig, seal, squirrel, and unicorn
Listed in alphabetical order in "Table of Contents" - pg 1 Gem Animals

12/17/20

Cinnabar Pendants and Necklaces
Serier #J-13 - pg 4 Necklaces

12/13/20

Hatpins - New and Restocked

Pg 1 Hatpins

Pg 2 Hatpins

Pg 3 Hatpins

12/11/20

Moldavite Meteorites - New Specimens
Starts with #X-313 - pg 3 Meteorites

12/7/20

Multi-Colored Cinnabar Earrings
Series #EE400 - pg 4 Earrings

12/6/20

Agate (Brazil) Gemstone Necklaces
Series #V725 - pg 7 Necklaces

12/4/20

Fossil Gator/Croc Teeth
Series #F301 - pg 2 Fossils

12/2/20

Mother Of Pearl Earrings
Series #EE473 - pg 4 Earrings

12/1/20

Oceanic White Tip Sharks Teeth
Series #S1924 - pg 19 Shark Items

11/28/20

Soapstone and Black Onyx Animal Carvings - New and Restocked

Cat, fish, turtle, warthog, and waterbuffalo- Start on pg 1 Table of Contents, listed alphebetically

11/24/20

The Ultimate 2020 Gift

Toilet Papper Roll/Bath Tissue Earrings - Get them before we run out!
Starts with series #PP70-1 - pg1 Poop Fossils

11/23/20

Tagua Nut Carvings - New and Restocked

Alpaca, ape (monkey), armadillo, bat, bear (grizzly and panda), beaver, bird (dove, eagle, hummingbirds, lovebirds, and woodpecker), bunny, capybara, dolphin- All on pg 1 - Tagua Nut Carvings

Fish (angelfish and koi fish), giraffe, hippo, manatee, moose, octopus, opossum, praying mantis, shark (hammerhead), tiger, turtle (sea turtle), whale (humpback and sperm) and wolf- All on pg 2 - Tagua Nut carvings

11/20/20

Python Snake Skin Pieces
Series #EL1000-4 - pg 1 Exotic Leather

11/17/20

African American Cameo Pendant Necklaces

Medium - Starts with #CA10-160

Large - Starts with #CA20-120

Small - Starts with #CA30-10
All on pg 10 Cameos

11/14/20

Mother of Pearl Necklaces
Starts with #V456 - pg 4 Necklaces

11/8/20

Gator Tooth Sets - Restocked
Series #G370 - pg 1 Gator Items

11/4/20

Alaska Eskimo Carvings

#AK-BIRD-95 - pg 1 Alaska Carvings

#AK-OTT-23 - pg 3 Alaska Carvings

10/28/20

Vintage Cowhide Leather Suitcase
#EL1-20 - pg 1 Exotic Leather

10/26/20

Mammoth Tooth Slices
Series #WM338 - pg 3 Mammoth Fossils

10/23/20

2-1/2" and 2-7/16" Great White Sharks Teeth
Starts with #S400-39 - pg 4 Shark Items

10/21/20

Bison Bully Ball
#EL-3 - pg 1 Exotic Leather Accessories

10/18/20

3/4" Fairy Stone Crosses and Pendants - Restocked
Series #CR503 and #CR594 - pg 1 Fairy Stone Crosses

10/14/20

Tiger Shark Teeth
Series #S-5 - pg 1 Shark Items

Smalltooth Sandtiger Teeth
Series #S-1969 - pg 19 Shark Items

10/13/20

Restocked - 1-1/8 to 2-1/4" Fulgurites
Starts with series #R363 - pg 4 Rocks & Mineral-Other

10/12/20

Gator Scute Keychains - Restocked
Series #G125 - pg 1 Gator Items

Gator Scutes - Restocked
Series #G500 - pg 5 Gator Items

10/10/20

1.5 and 2.25" Gemstone Animal Carvings - New and Restocked

Alligator, bear, bee, bird, buffalo, bunny, burro, cat, caterpillar, cheetah, coyote, deer, dinosaurs, dogs, dolphin, fish, gargoyle, hippo, horse, lion, lizard, otter, pig, scarab, shark, snake, squirrel, tiger, turtle, and venus
Starts on pg 1 -Gem Animals (see Table of Contents)

10/9/20

Octopus Tagua Nut Carvings
Starts with #TB-OCTO-50-1 - pg 4 Tagua Nut Carvings

10/7/20

Soapstone Animal Carvings - New and Restocked

Angel, chicken- rooster, elephant, goat, hippo, koala, penguine, swan, and turtle - Starts on pg 1 Gem Animals - listed alphabitically

10/5/20

Gator Tooth Silver Capped Pendents
Raised and smooth design
Starts with #G967-51 - pg 9 Gator Items

10/4/20

Mookaite and Orange Fire Agate Earrings
Series #EE388 and #EE395 - pg 3 Earrings

10/3/20

Bali Carvings - Moose Antler and Mammoth Ivory

Bear, buffalo, eagle, elephant, moose - pg 1 Animal Carvings

Ram, sea turtle, and wolf - pg 2 Animal Carvings

10/2/20

Woolly Mammoth Antler Carvings
Series #WM100 - pg 1 Mammoth Fossils

9/30/20

Boar's Tooth- Alaska
#AK-TOOTH-85 - pg 3 Alaska Carvings & Travels

9/29/20

Fan Gemstone Necklaces
Series #V300 - pg 3 Necklaces

9/27/20

Giant Taiwan Gulper Shark Jaw
#SJ142-1 - pg 6 Shark Jaws

9/26/20

Free Form Copper
Series #R600 - pg 6 Rocks

9/24/20

Gemstone Necklaces

Goldstone Necklace - #V440-B - pg 4 Necklaces

Mookaite Necklaces - Series #V-650 - pg 6 Necklaces

Picasso Marble and Fire Agate Necklaces
#V-712 and #V-715- pg 7 Necklaces

9/22/20

3/4" Fairy Stone Cross Pendants - Restocked

Series #CR502 - pg 1 Fairy Stone Crosses

9/18/20

Shark Jaws - New and Restocked

Blacktip jaws - Series #SJ-01 pg 1 Shark Jaws

Mako Jaws - Series #SJ-250 - pg 8 Shark Jaws

Silky and Spottail Jaws - #SJ-360 and #SJ440 - pg 11 Shark Jaws

9/16/20

Bali Cowbone Animal Pendants

Bear, eagle, owl, and turtle -pg 1 Pendants

9/14/20

Small and Juvenile Great White Sharks Teeth - 3/4 to 1/2" long
Starts with #S450-50 - pg 5 Shark Items

9/12/20

Large Bali Moose Antler Carvings

Antler with multiple animals, bear, dolphin, eagle, elephant, and horse - pg 1 Animal Carvings -Other

Ram, sea turtle, and tourtoise turtle - pg 2 Animal Carvings - Other

9/10/20

New Brass Pin Pendants

Panther and steer - Starts with #B-PAN-1 - pg 2 Brooches

Mysterious Woman - #B-WOM-45 - pg 3 Brooches

9/8/20

Nile Crocodile Skulls
Series #G-LOT-N - pg 2 Gator Items

9/5/20

Turquoise Necklaces
Series #V326 - pg 3 Necklaces

Amber and Turquoise Necklaces
Starts with #PB-418 - pg 4 Amber

9/2/20

More Bali Moose Antler Carvings

Buffalo, deer, hippo, mermaid, and musk ox - pg 1 Animal Carvings -Other

Rhino and turle - pg 2 Animal Carvings -Other

8/27/20

Bali Moose Antler Carvings

Bear, bunny, elephant, lizard, octopus - pg 1 Animal Carvings -Other

Warthog and wolf - pg 2 Animal Carvings -Other

8/25/20

Gemstone Animals - 1.5 and 2.25"

Alligator, bear, bee, bird-hummingbird, buffalo, bunny, butterfly, cat, cheetah, cow, dog-Airedale, Cocker Spaniel, and Shar pei/Pug, dolphin, dragonfly, fish, gargoyle, giraffe, horse, lion gargoyle, lion, panda, pegasus, pig, seahorse, starfish, turtle, unicorn, Venus, whale
Alphabetically listed - pg 1 Gem Animals

8/23/20

Bali tagus Nut Carvings

Elephant - pg 3 Tagua Nut Carvings

Lion, gorilla, octopus, and warthog - pg 4 Tagua Nut Carvings

8/19/20

Silver Capped Tiger Shark Pendants
Series #S6-295

Tiger Shark Pendents, gold or silver alloy
Starts with #S6-400

All Tiger Shark Pendants - pg 1 Shark Items

8/18/20

Black Onyx Necklaces
Starts with #V301-A - pg 3 Necklaces

Black Onyx Earrings
Series #EE471 - pg 4 Earrings

8/17/20

Red Coral Necklaces
Starts with #V22 - pg 1 Necklaces

8/15/20

Specialty Brass and Cinnabar Necklaces
Starts with with #499-1 - pg 4 Necklaces

8/13/20

Cloisonne Necklaces
Starts with #V240-1 - pg 2 Necklaces

8/11/20

Restocked - Gator Teeth Sets - size 1-1/8" and up
Starts with series #G371-52 - pg 3 Gator Items

8/7/20

Brass Lobster Earrings
#EE770-22 - Pg 7 Earrings

8/1/20

Newly Acquired: Joe Blatchford Walrus Tusk
#AK-WAL-66 - pg 11 Alaska Carvings & Travels

7/25/20

Hammerhead Shark Tooth Necklaces
Starts with #S8 - pg 1 Shark Items

7/23/20

Fairy Stone Crosses - Pendants, necklaces, and plain crosses
Starts with #CR504 - pg 1 Fairy Stone Crrosses

7/20/20

Malachite Necklaces
Series #V493 - pg 4 Necklaces

7/18/20

Malachite Earrings
Series #EE701 - pg 7 Earrings

7/11/20

Swordfish Bill Dagger
#B-17 - pg 1 Swords, Daggers, and Knives

6/25/20

Dinosaur Poop Earrings
Series #DP-1 - pg 1 Dinosaur Poop Jewelry

6/21/20

Great White Shark Jaw
#SJ130-14 - pg 5 Shark Jaws

6/19/20

Copper Beaded Earrings
Series #EE700 - pg 7 Earrings

6/18/20

Rare - Saltwater Crocodile Skull from Australia
#G-CROC-1 - pg 2 Gator Items

FEBRUARY 23, 2017 NEWSLETTER
Dear Customers and Good Friends,

It's hard to know where to begin! Last September, a customer in Melbourne Australia bought our two cave bear 40,000 year old skeletons from Romania that have graced our home for 9 years. We flew there October 11th to put them back together for him after they arrived. Then we continued to travel on one-way airline tickets or driving, all around Australia, also to Tasmania, Bruny Island, New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand, Oahu, then back to Los Angeles. We flew to Texas to meet with a friend there, to buy mammoth ivory scraps.

Glenn decided 22 airline flights was enough, so we kept the rental car and drove the rest of the way home, stopping in Louisiana to buy more big gator heads & teeth, feet, and scutes. So we arrived home with a full car, and had shipped home about 65 boxes of mostly inventory along the way. It was like Christmas opening up all of the boxes of stuff we had bought. We are in a frenzy of processing the inventory to get it all on the website for you to see and enjoy.

Once that is completed, Heidi will begin posting the photos of the trip. We estimate we took over 8000 photos on the trip and some videos.

Highlights:

AUSTRALIA: Staying in the customer's private apartment in Melbourne with a gourmet food court across the street (yum!)

Taking a helicopter flight over the 12 Apostles (Great Ocean Road) south of Melbourne

Going out to the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns

Going to the Sydney Opera House to see My Fair Lady

Getting to hold two different koalas at a sanctuary in Brisbane.

Getting to see white kangaroos and quokkas (cute!) in a sanctuary in Adelaide.

Seeing herds of kangaroo and emu in the wild (between Melbourne and Sydney, and near Adelaide)

Going to Coober Pedy and getting a personalized tour of the opal mines by a miner; eating and sleeping underground, even visiting the only UNDERGROUND Greek Orthodox Church

Going on a Great white shark cage dive (Port Lincoln, Aus-

tralia)

Visiting Kings Park on a bluff high above Perth, Australia. Perth turned out, surprisingly, to be our favorite city.

TASMANIA - Getting to see Tasmanian Devils feeding at a sanctuary, and pet a wombat, and see many kangaroos feeding.

Seeing hundreds of blue penguins migrating back to their burrows after feeding in the ocean.

Staying in the customer's penthouse

one night on the waterfront in Hobart, and going to the famous Saturday market there the next morning.

BRUNY ISLAND: Taking a boat trip to see the cliffs and sea lions and cormorants that look like penguins

NEW ZEALAND: Seeing the largest Kauri tree in New Zealand (named Tane Mahuta), too large to fit in a single photo. Kauri trees are shorter than our Redwood trees, but a huge girth all the way up: