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Lewis lands on an island made of sand: Fraser Island

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion had arrived in Hervey Bay the day before as he was set to visit a very special island about half an hour off the coast: Fraser Island. He’d been told by his friends to visit this island … Continue reading →

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Lewis boards the Derwent Hunter to the Whitsunday Islands

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Helen Molloy

‘Why is it that to do all of the good stuff, you have to get up at the crack of dawn?’ pondered Lewis the Lion. He felt really tired after his eleven hour coach trip the day before from Cairns … Continue reading →

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Lewis is introduced to some Aussie Concepts

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Helen Molloy

When Lewis the Lion was in Australia, he knew there were just some things that he wouldn’t be able to avoid. One was lots of suntan lotion because the weather was generally very hot there as it was moving into … Continue reading →

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Lewis is ‘edu-tained’ at the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion set out one afternoon to go to the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, outside of Cairns. One of the things that he wanted to do when he was in Australia was to learn more about the indigenous or … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion and the strong Aussie Dollar

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Helen Molloy

When Lewis the Lion first arrived in Australia, he was quite shocked as just how expensive everything seemed to be. He’d thought that New Zealand was expensive but not compared to Australia! The reason for this is that during his … Continue reading →

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Lewis takes the plunge off the Great Barrier Reef

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Helen Molloy

After visiting Helen’s relatives in Brisbane, Lewis the Lion took an early morning flight north to Cairns in Queensland. This was to fulfil one of Helen’s big dreams: to dive off the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea. This … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion meets many animals for the first time at the Australia Zoo

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Helen Molloy

On Lewis the Lion’s wish list on his visit to Australia was to investigate all of the different animals that he knew that lived there. Some of the species of animals that lived there, lived nowhere else on earth and … Continue reading →

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Lewis heads ‘Down Under’

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Helen Molloy

‘I still can’t believe that little old me is being able to have the most extraordinary journey ever!’ Lewis thought to himself as the plane was flying high above the clouds in the direction of Australia, or as some people … Continue reading →

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Lewis recycles in New Zealand

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion had to fly from Christchurch back to Auckland before his next flight to Australia. He wasn’t feeling particularly environmentally friendly when he thought of his carbon-footprint with all this travel so did what he could, when he … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion and the Food and Drink in New Zealand

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion discovered that New Zealand cuisine is mainly based on quality local and seasonal ingredients which he thought was excellent, e.g. the sweet potato which the Maoris are said to have brought to New Zealand. However, he still … Continue reading →

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