East Coast

I’ve spent the last few days travelling from Sydney to Brisbane, and past.

I am surprised at how developed the whole coast is. There are many, many beach resorts north of Sydney, and north and south of Brisbane. However, I am not a “beach person”, so, after seeing a couple of beaches, I am ready to move on.

I went to see Bondi Beach, in Sydney. It is one of the most famous beaches in Australia. It’s a nice beach, but very crowded. I am not certain what makes it so special.

The Brisbane area is more tropical than Sydney. Sugar cane and bananas are grown nearby.

Yesterday, I went to Australia Zoo, which is Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin’s zoo. It was a very interesting day. The Croc Hunter was a very interactive guy, so his zoo is very interactive. For instance, you can pet a Koala.

The keepers take the wombats out for a walk, on a leash:

And they put on a “croc show” in the Crocoseum, twice a day:

The croc show also features some of the other critters in the zoo.

You can also hold a baby alligator, feed kangaroos, get your photo taken with a koala, snake, or some other critters, and some other interactive activities.

The zoo is fairly small, and the admission is expensive, but the main lure is the chance to get up close with the critters.

My little free HP digital camera is interesting. Sometimes it takes really terrible, out-of-focus pictures, and sometimes it takes amazingly good shots that I don’t think it will handle, like the sunrise lighting up a wave splash, above.

I’ve got a couple more nights with the camper, and then I have a day in Brisbane before flying to New Zealand.