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| They let you pet the Koalas |
On Thursday we went on a day trip to Australia zoo with Louise. It was a two hour bus ride from Surfers and we left at 8am. We went on a tour bus with a driver that made everyone on the bus do introductions. Louise was introduced as our bag carrier. We had a full day in the zoo, wandering around petting the various animals. We had photos with koalas and kangaroos and saw a crocodile show. The zoo had all of the Australian animals and, as it is owned by Steve Irwin, it had a lot about him in it and the history of his zoo and his crocodile hunting. In addition to the Aussie animals, it also had an Africa section with rhinos, zebras and giraffes and an Asia section with tigers, elephants and red pandas. The weather was extremely hot and by the end of the day we were all exhausted. Overall I would say I enjoyed the zoo but it was very over priced. Still, it was something we both definitely wanted to do whilst in Australia so I'm glad we did it. That night I was so tired I had my tea and zonked into bed around 9pm. Our last night in the luxurious apartment.
The next day we had to check out of our amazing apartment and check into our old hostel. Louise had a flight booked for 8pm so we spent the day just wandering around the shops and at the beach. It was another scorcher of a day. When Louise left on her bus for the airport, again we were both really tired so we cooked tea, had a magnum from the supermarket and then went to bed.
Yesterday (Friday) was our last day in Surfers Paradise and we were planning on going back to Wet n Wild but I had to go to the doctors in the morning and by the time we had faffed about getting prescriptions and putting sun cream on, the last bus for Wet n Wild had left so we had to make do with the beach again. The waves and currents are so strong that going to the beach is no relaxing activity – its actually quite a work out. In the afternoon, we bought some internet credit and spent the rest of the day relaxing by the pool. At night, we were both really tired again so we just had a kebab and went to bed. I have got an infection again so I am now back on antibiotics and feel like a walking pharmacy. Now we're at the 6 month mark, I think all of the travelling has started to catch up with me and my body seems to have chosen Australia as an appropriate place to let my immune system take a break. I am glad we have a week of relaxing in Cairns before we launch ourselves into Asia.
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| With a model of the biggest croc |
Today is Saturday and we left Surfers in the morning on the Greyhound bus for Brisbane. One of Jemma's old friends from dancing has kindly offered to put us up and we are staying with her and her boyfriend in their lovely apartment. Today they took us out for lunch and treated us to a gourmet burger and chips and tonight we have been for a swim in their pool and are now relaxing in the lounge whilst they cook us tea. It is lovely to be spoilt! Tomorrow we are leaving here at 3pm to take an 18 hour coach ride up the coast to Airlie beach where we will stop off for a day before heading to Cairns to do the Great Barrier Reef!
Photos of the zoo:
Australia Zoo
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