Sprinted for the cuddle-koala time, and waited for my turn impatiently, like a 4 year old. Actually, most of the people were not 4, but it is definitely
paradise for any kid at heart. They initially tried to give me a koala girl, little one year old, named Donatella (Versace!), and said she was temperamental and a princess. I thought " perrrrfect! We'll get along just fine!" but after two minutes of unsuccessful trying, they switched me over to a 4 year old male named O'Ryan who immediately took a liking to me =) and lached on. As the picture proves, and I someone commented, I am not sure who was holding who...hihihi... He weighed close to 40 pounds, so on top of getting my dream realized, also worked out, holding him for roughly 2 minutes. Then pet him a bit more, and stayed in a koala daze for the rest of the day. And when I got the picture, I was amazed. Just couldn't ask for more.But THEN, I saw there was an 
enclosure (very large, almost a football field) where kangaroos roamed free and where you could feed them!!!! 2 in 1!! So spent another hour there, talking to them and petting the various species, from joeys (youngters) to Red kangaroos, and I know I am forgetting some. But the pictures are priceless, and anyone should have the chance to experience this kind of encounter once in their lifetime!
And is it just me or Skippy didn't have such big cojones hanging? Can't remember anything like that... they censored a kangaroo's parts?? ;)
enclosure (very large, almost a football field) where kangaroos roamed free and where you could feed them!!!! 2 in 1!! So spent another hour there, talking to them and petting the various species, from joeys (youngters) to Red kangaroos, and I know I am forgetting some. But the pictures are priceless, and anyone should have the chance to experience this kind of encounter once in their lifetime!
And is it just me or Skippy didn't have such big cojones hanging? Can't remember anything like that... they censored a kangaroo's parts?? ;)Walked some more, saw mooooore koalas and other Aussie wildlife, and left around 4ish, fully satisfied and happy that I had accomplished what I wanted to do the MOST in Australia.
Had a glass of wine (complimentary with hotel stay) and that was a baaaad
idea as I am still on antibiotics. But hey, it's me! Had dinner at a nice Italian place in South Bank (cute artsy part of Brisbane) and felt a humongous headache coming on, so left really quickly, and went to bed at 10.However, as I have to wake up at 4am every day to take the antibiotic, I haven't had a good night's sleep in a while... And woke up at 7, to have breakfast with Louis, old Montreal friend. We had a really nice time, was good to reconnect (however short the time together was) with a Montreal person... Walked around the Spectacle Gardens- which are simply breathtaking in 25 degree heat at 9am, and headed back to hotel as needed to check out to head back to cold cold Melbourne.
Made the flight without any problems, as I am fit to fly after all...hihihi... and landed in 17 degree cold weather. Ewww. But hey, am still on koala high, so it doesn't matter.
Will get back to writing as of tonight since the last week, was, well, mmm... not as productive as one would hope.
Kisses
"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."- Abraham Lincoln
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