Australia Zoo

Today we traveled north of Brisbane about an hour to visit the Australia Zoo. The Sunshine Coast is presently under the influence of a low pressure system that refuses to move on, so we had a mixture of showers, clouds, and filtered sunshine during our 6 hour visit. The unusual, damp at times, weather certainly did not dampen our enjoyment of the zoo. It was great! I liked to Koalas the best.

Ben from the time he was a little boy has wanted to visit this zoo. He was a big fan of the Croc Hunter, so today was a realization of a dream for him. All of us enjoyed the experience. I felt a bit of sadness that Steve Irwin is no longer alive. There were lots of videos of him, and it’s almost as if he is still alive. I felt really sad when we came across a memorial to him. There were 1000s of tributes in various forms. I have included a couple of pictures in the slide show; they don’t really do a very good job of capturing what was there, however.

It was neat to have Terri Irwin, Steve’s wife, host part of the croc show. Wes, Steve’s right hand man, was there along with her. Also present was little Bob, Steve and Terri’s son. We did not see Bendi Sue.

After we left the zoo we came home “through the country,” taking off the beaten path routes. We drove along the coast quite a bit. The sea is really rough due to the unsettle weather.

We travel to Auckland in the morning. We are really looking forward to getting to New Zealand. Some of our old friends are going to meet us at the airport. We really enjoyed our time in Australia, especially Tasmania, but it will be great to get back to more recent familiar territory.

Well, I am tired, so I will sign off for now. It was another great day, a gift from God. Please keep praying for us.