After our little flight snafu, we arrived safe and sound into Brisbane. Kelly was nice enough to meet us downtown and offer us the lay of the land. Our first day in the city was a bit of an organizing day, with us trying to arrange for our Indian Visas. We were able to get in some sights of the city, walking the 30 minute waterfront path from Kelly and Mike's apartment to downtown.
Saturday was a beautiful sunny day, so we headed down South to the beach town of Byron Bay. This is a little surfer town, which has become a popular spot for backpackers. It's a bit less commercialized than the neighboring beach towns, and had a great vibe throughout the town. There was a beautiful beach, which we lounged around all day. At sunset, we headed uphill to the Byron Bay lighthouse, offering us some nice views of the coast line.
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| Most Easterly Point on mainland Australia! |
Sunday was another fun filled adventure--this time, exploring the wildlife this country has to offer. We took a trip to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary just outside of Brisbane, and had a WONDERFUL day!! They have about 130 koalas throughout the park, as well as a kangaroo petting area, dingos, tasmanian devils, platypus and so much more!
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| Feeding time!! |
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| Look very closely at this pic and you'll see the joey resting in her mother's pouch. I figure we can never complain about being pregnant again after seeing this! |
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| The kangaroo petting area is just a field full of kangaroos and people petting and feeding them. It's similar to the deer pen at Marine Land. Kangaroos may be exotic to us, but in Australia they are everywhere! |
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| Us with our koala "Max"!! All the koalas here have names, and the koala keepers have to know each of them personally! |
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| a wombat |
Here is a video of a wallaby hopping away from us.
This is one of the koala areas. It was great fun just to watch them moving about in their eucalyptus tree homes!
Monday we took the day in the city of Brisbane itself. We walked through the downtown core, made our way through the beautiful botanical gardens and took a ride on the City Cat ferry--a water taxi that goes up and down the entire Brisbane river, offering a great route for commuting, or a nice way to sight see from the water!
Now we are off, heading up the Sunshine Coast. We've got a 4x4 trip booked on the world's largest sand island and a sailing trip in the Whitsundays--should be a nice way to spend the Christmas season!
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