A Day at the Taronga Zoo

Last Tuesday we got the chance to go the Sydney Zoo - for free! It normally costs a bomb - so it was an excellent day! Our friend Josh is a firefighter, and they sponsor the zoo, which means they get free entry! For those of you who don't know Sydney - the Zoo is on the opposite side of the Harbour as the Opera House and the Bridge, so the views are amazing of the city. The giraffes seriously have the best property in Sydney!




























So off we went with 3 kids in tow (7 in one LandCruiser)!, Josh, Kath, Phil and I... Noah is 2, Benjamin 8 months, and Matty - 14 months! They did amazing. They loved all the animals - and there was so much to keep them occupied and the zoo staff were great.

Their favourite was definitely the seal show - they loved it! I think they liked the water splashing more than the animals though...





Highlights:

• the amazing tiger that came right up to the window and stared us down

• the giraffe up close and personal and great city views

the python that Matthew got to pet (except he squeezed it a bit and i think the snake was a little annoyed!)

• petting a blue tongue lizard, and a guinea pig




• the parrots and colourful birds




• the alligators and turtles swimming




• the Komodo dragon

Needless to say - the boys crashed in the car immediately after we got in to go home. A great day -especially since it was free!

On another note -we are getting ready for Phil's ride for Sudan in July. The route goes from Coffs Harbour (North NSW) to Tweed Heads (on the border of Queensland) and back down on the coast to Yamba NSW. It should be good - we have 13 riders so far (not me - i am staying home with Matty - unfortunately i can't ride this time); but it is a bit of a family affair as 2 of phil's sisters (Lauren and Allyson) are both riding too. It should hopefully raise a lot of money for an orphanage - check out www.aama.org.au - if you want to see more!

by the way - matty wants to ride -but maybe not this year!