Finally, some good news from Australia. I finally went to Rottnest Island, or Rotto, as the locals call it. (Remember, they abbrev. everything here.)

Took a boat to the island with other day trippers although you can certainly rent out a cabin for the price of your first daughter with red hair. yeah. that’s how hard it is in peak season apparently to get a cabin. But it is SO nice you guys. It’s totally where Baby would carry a watermelon to lose her virginity to dancer Johnny. Seriously. Anyhow, we rode bikes around and there are no cars allowed since it is small. We drank at the one pub on the island and enjoyed the amazing landscape that Australia has total bragging rights over. The beach, the water. Just one of the reasons I would have loved to stay here for a long time. Sadly, I had to take it all in and really stare good because I probably wont see Rotto again.

Anyhow, the one thing that Rottnest is famous for is that it is inhabited by Quokkas. Quokkas are the first Australian mammals seen by Euro Settlers back in 1658 (there was a plaque I read, duh.) Anyhow, they said, “Oh shit! What are those? Ohmaighawd…they look like rats. Bush rats.” Anyhow, somehow they got the name for the island “rat’s nest”?? or rottenest… Das Auto. I dunno. Some other language and all that stuff.

So, one cannot hurt them or touch them or feed them… but they are the cutest things ever and look like Popples. Remember Popples? They curl up into balls and are all cute and shit. Anyhow, they walk right up to you and ask for something. Anything. One bit my finger but it didnt hurt it made me want to put him in my bag. I named him Ben Stiller after “Meet the Fockers” and anyhow, I kept wanting to meet the Quokkas all day.

They were docile and cute and I wont tell you what some shit for brain Lord of the Flies teens sometimes do to them. A mean game called Quokka Soccer. Yeah, figure it out. I hate the youth of Australia.

Anyhow. Here’s a Popple. They are the same as Quokkas. I love.