Mom leads the kids off to the Ulun Danu Beratan Temple!

Found it!

But it's guarded by lions... hungry lions... Careful M!

Look out, LR!

We'll ride the magic giant fish off to safety!

The sign said, "Beware of Giant Eagles", but did they listen? Oh nooooooo.... "No giant eagles around here," they said. Here's your freaken giant eagle, buddy.

"Spin us, Uncle Paul! As fast as you can!!!" ... The kids learned a valuable lesson that day.

Mom and P take M and RJ on a WILD ride on the swing.

On the way back down the mountain, we ran into our first tropical thunderstorm.

Rice paddies and farms on the side of the mountain.

On the way back to the villa, we stopped by this nice little coffee shack and tried their various coffees and teas, as well as the infamous, "Poo Coffee."

Poppa is awfully suspicious. In the background, you can see a big poster describing the process of feeding coffee berries to the lewaks, collecting their valuable coffee-bean-caffinated turds, and the washing that takes place before roasting and grinding the beans. They did mention washing the beans, didn't they? Lots and lots of washing?

No RJ! Don't eat that bit!!! Ha ha... Actually, the hot chocolate made from their own cocao beans was really fantastic.

Mom refused to try the crappy coffee, but did give the lemon tea a go... and it was actually great stuff. The kids loved it too.

After a long day, we went to the Potato Head Club to relax and have a great dinner. The place was extravagant, decadent and completely over the top... and we loved it. Aunty Bron, Uncle Troy and Poppa enjoy a drink while trying to get Shazam working on their phones.

Aunty Carrie, Grammy and Uncle Paul sit down for a cup of tea... Hang on a second, that's not tea in that pot!

Mom watched whle the kids had a brilliant time swimming and jumping around in the pool.

We even enjoyed a tiny, 2 minute sunset. There was so much cloud that the sky didn't really light up.

The kids kept swimming and playing into the night while our dinner was prepared.

Sophie checks out the menu... Yep, just about everything on there looks delicious.

Uncle Paul waits for Auntie Carrie at the bar... The place felt like a scene from a movie.

After dinner, LR and the other kids danced on the grass to the loud, thumping music, while Dad cheered them on.

PA. prepares to launch her sky-shooting glowie -- a tiny light on a pair of wings.

LR steps up as her name and school are read out.

LR prepares to perform her first dive.

SPLASH! A fantastic dive, LR!

Grammy and Poppa came to watch the diving and RJ was there to keep them out of trouble.

RJ took third place in his trampolining competition! Unfortunately, they didn't award extra points for enthusiasm.

We took a trip down to the river for dinner. It's a beautiful spot. The kids spend most of their time there catching jellyfish.

LR took this great photo of a black swan in front of the city skyline.

Now that the weather has cooled down a bit, we can spend more time bike riding and playing in the street.

LOOK OUT!!!

Mum had a graduation to go to, so she had to wear her PhD robes, complete with ridiculous hat. Somehow she still manages to make it look good.

"Hey hey! Anyone around here want to buy some bananas?" - RJ as the random banana salesman.

LR and RJ explore the two sides of a giant steel structure... vaguely reminiscent of a steam engine.

LR stands in front of a river of paper boats, waving gently in the breeze.

There's a weird stream of glass globes trapped in a net over here.

Don't climb! Don't touch! ... but they found a way inside anyway!

RJ peers through the tunnel of plasic pegs.

LR and RJ take a turn looking through the tunnel from the other direction.

RJ dares one of the giant happy statues to grab him.

LR tempts fate by standing under the high voltage wires.

RJ found a great hiding spot inside one of the sculptures.

Time to come out, RJ! He didn't care a bit that he was totally covered in sand.

The seagulls were an unintentionally pervasive feature of almost all of the sculptures.

Each year, there is a massive sculpture placed at the end of the groyne. This year, to the kids' perpetual amusement, it was anatomically correct.

RJ built a bizarre temple where the smaller toys go to visit their mighty leader and make offerings.

Obviously, winemaking is a very serious business!

LR and Poppa drain the wine from the grapes, to get them ready for the second pressing.

PULL, LR PULL!!!! LR works the press, getting every last drop out of the grapes.

Time to clear the press. Mom, Grammy and RJ take the pressed skins and seeds to fertilize the garden.

RJ waits for a ride on the gate at the goat-proof fence to the orchard and vineyard.

LR and Grammy pick table grapes from the vines. The wine grapes were all picked two weeks ago, nothing left there now except raisins!

LR is ready to carry the harvest back to the house.

LR, RJ and Mom work on making some hat stands for the kids.

RJ admires his finished product, complete with 'evil guy' moustache.

LR had a fantastic plan to create our own museum. After a lot of thinking, she decided to name it "The Museum of the Universes of Science." She was in charge of doing the labels and signs.

While LR made labels, RJ went to work arranging the collections. The kangaroo vertebrae had their own section.

LR works on some more labels as Mom looks on.

RJ carefully lays out the ribs. He eventually had a matched set for the left and right sides of the body.

After building the sign and pushing it into the ground (with a tractor!), RJ and LR welcome everyone to the new museum.

LR shows the reptile shelf, complete with a mulga and a western brown snake.

LR shows off some of the finer specimens to the museum's first visitors, Poppa and Grammy.

As the sun set, the kangaroos lined up again at the water trough. It's been a long, dry year and they can't wait for the rains to start again.