Bundaleer Hits the Road -- More Than Once!

A lot has happened since the last posting! Most unexpectedly, Bundaleer has made two new friends: Scoopy the Pelican, and Inky the Octopus! The friendly pair came over from Germany last week along with two friends, B. & T., visiting Ben and Julie.

A couple of nights ago, Bundaleer and his new buddies secretly put their small heads together and formed a daring plan. With a map, a dollar and a Bündel (the German word for bundle or satchel), the trio hit the road on a camping trip the next morning.



The above picture was taken here in New York under special nightime lighting conditions.

However, the following picture actually came though via cell phone. We believe the campground shot was taken in Connecticut but we can't be sure.



I was a little disappointed to observe Bundy atop the wine box before sunset. Well, you know those Aussies tend to get an early start...or, put another way, we Puritans get a little uptight about those things. Hmmm...it appears they have the German pumpernickel out already. I'm guessing the New England seafood for Scoopy and Inky must be in the cooler.

More camping trip details to follow as news from the road trickles in...
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I-95 is not the only new road Bundaleer hit recently.

On May 2, Bundaleer rode his first bicycle! Complete with homemade safety helmet, he joined more than 30,000 riders for New York City's Five Boro Bike Tour! Here are Bundaleer and Julie at the tour's kickoff in lower Manhattan's Battery Park area.



Because Bundy's hind legs couldn't reach the bike's pedals, the small koala occupied the lead "basket seat." Here he is below, guarding bikes, while Julie and her touring buddy, R., tried in vain to find water and energy bars on this exceptionally hot and humid spring day.



Here below in Brooklyn, Bundy takes a riverside breather and looks south towards the beautiful new Brooklyn Bridge Park. http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/



Bundaleer chatted briefly with another furry "front-seater" along the way. They compared their hair-odynamic strategies. (Groan.) They also agreed that riding the lead spot was tougher than it appeared.




Finally, here is Bundy taking it easy at last on the ferry ride from Staten Island back to Manhattan.



In all honesty, I think Bundaleer fared better than I did on this ride. He seemed pretty much fine after the trip while I hobbled around for a full 24 hours afterwards! The little guy was probably napping while I was slogging through those last 10 miles! Oh well, he was a good little partner anyway...
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OK, stay tuned for what will probably be more quirky camping photos! And you do know what we're going to call campy little Bundaleer when he comes back speaking German, don't you: Bündeleer!