'Til next time, Australia!

We had a devil of a good time in Tasmania, and loved hopping our way up the East Coast of Australia! The pun never ends.

Of course, as the native animals are the hallmark of any Australian experience, we've got some furry friends to say goodbye to after our month down under has flown by.

Tasmania

Christmas stocking surprise Pademelon

babypademelon But seriously, wouldn't you die from happiness if you saw this guy on Christmas morning?

Shy, but overwhelmingly hungry baby wombat

Melbourne

Exhausted, enormous pig

sleepypig

Getaway kangaroos

wildkangs

Brisbane

Kangaroo waving hello in his own creepy-handed way

kanghands

"Not so funny now, is it?" kookaburra

kookaburra

Kelpie hitching a ride

dogonsheep

Unflattering angle sheep, awaiting a haircut

sittingsheep

Old Man Patches enjoying his daily vitamin goo

patches

Cairns

"Oh hi there welcome to my reef!" fish

woahfish

Awkward turtle jets out of a social interaction

awkturtle

Sydney

Hipsterpus watches over the beachgoers

hipsterpus

Up Next:

We're starting the next phase of our trip, meandering our way across Europe! Our first stop, Iceland, lets us squeeze the most out of an incredible miles fare deal and arrive as jet-lagged as humanly possible. Elves, ponies, and vikings (oh my)!