Love it. It's a big dream of mine to get down under. You are right, the desert of Australia and the Sonoran desert are very much alike. In fact many plants and animals that live and grow in the two, are very familar in their make up. Ireland, on the other hand, does not have any Mountains like those you find in N.Z. The coast of Kare Kare is visualy very familar to the west coast of Ireland. It also looks like some of the beaches you find in Oregon.