We made it!!!!

Hey everyone!!!! We had a great flight from LA and most of us got a decent amount of sleep on the HUGE plane we were on. I think I slept about 10 hours, and I was sleeping so good I was dreaming. =) I sat with Kara and Shane for the long flight. We were all kind of scared that Shane wasn't alive, because Brad was shaking him for a good 5 minutes and Shane didn't even flinch! We got into Melbourne around 8:15 this morning and have been on the go since. We all got our luggage in Melbourne and then proceeded to Customs before we go onto the bus. I also saw my first SMART Beagle dog as a sniff dog going through one of the customs lines. We got out of the airport around 10 then we hit up the local McDonald's for a quick breakfast. It was fairly similar to the taste of America's food. From there, we started a journey to Healesville Sanctuary for the rest of the afternoon. It was very interesting to see all of the native Australian animals. I got to see my first koala!!! Mom--they are just as cute as I imagined!! There are so many types of parrots, it's unreal. We got to watch a flight show toward the end of the zoo trip. What they do with those birds is amazing-- they were going from side to side and flying inches over the crowds' heads during the show. The bird master would signal to the birds and they would react on command. We are now on our bus heading to check into our hotel and get a SHOWER!!!!!! We have dinner scheduled for 7:30, so we will have a couple hours to get settled in before our first night on the town. Tomorrow, we have a brewery tour scheduled so it will be fairly relaxed. Much love, ~Kaycie P.S. We are all still trying to adjust to the right handed driver seat and the opposite driving directions!! It all looks so weird.