From the outset of our trip to Australia, I was searching everywhere for a stuff Koala doll of some kind that was cuddly enough that you could sleep with like you would with a stuffed teddy bear. I swear that I found nothing whatsoever, no matter where I went in Australia. They were always hard and unappealing. I finally found the perfect stuffed Koala in a small shop near where the boat shuttles take off, close to the Sydney Opera House. I let Carol Clark know about this and she promptly went there and purchased those which are pictured above. I had only purchased one that was just like the big one in the middle. You will undoubtedly see him in some of the galleries which will be posted in the future. He accompanied Jill Marie and I to Egypt and Italy immediately following our Australian adventure.