Chris was sent down to Canberra last week and this week for some business down at the Embassy, so Maya and I drove down to spend the weekend with him and check out the ACT (Australian Capital Territory), located about 285 km south of Sydney. While I can't say that the 3.5 hour drive in Friday rush hour traffic with a screaming baby in the backseat is my idea of a relaxing weekend get-away, once we pulled into the driveway of Chris' temporary home, all was better. We spent a chilly Saturday afternoon at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, where we hiked for 3 hours up to Camel's Back ridge with a view over the Canberra countryside, and fed Maya her requisite hiking food (baby food in a pouch). While we didn't see much more than some beautiful views and our breath during the hike, once we returned to the comfort of our warm car, we drove around the reserve and saw tons of kangaroos eating grass and jumping around. We stopped to let Maya have a look, and she immediately pointed to the grey furry creatures, in case we hadn't seen them for ourselves. Thanks, kiddo. We proceeded to let her down on the ground to crawl around, but she seemed more interested in picking up the kangaroo poo (which looks, disturbingly, identical to Lola's dog food) and putting it in her mouth, than looking at the 'roos. The 'roos seemed relieved when we picked her back up again, but hopped off to greener grasses anyway.
Awesomeness!
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