Crikey!!! Steve Irwin Zoo was cool! (actually it was really HOT)

Today we ventured out to the Steve Irwin Zoo in Beerwah, about an hour inland from where we are currently staying.  It was a HOT day, the temperature was about 32 degrees.  Poor little Pearl was sweating all day.  I’d take her to the washroom and stick her in the sink to cool off.  The rest of us endured the heat, and snuck into the air conditioned shops occasionally to cool off.  Kristi was a trooper, marching around the zoo, 7 ½ months pregnant.

The zoo was pretty impressive with all the Australian animals represented as well as some elephants and tigers.  We learned a few things about koalas and birds of prey, at some of their live shows.  I learned that koalas are not actually stoned from the eculpytus leaves, but it takes a lot of energy for them to digest the leaves in their system and this is why they sleep the majority of the day and night.

I thought the coolest part of the day was walking around with the kangaroos.  Tyson got some good shots for this documentary.  And, as he would tell you- a group of kangaroos is a mob, so don’t mess with them.

We also survived having encounters with the majority of all the most deadliest snakes in the world.  Phew… that was close, thank goodness for the glass between us.  However, we did pet a white python, which was pretty freaky.

The roundabouts are proving to be challenging for us, and I think it’s proof men are linear thinkers.  I’ve never seen Dan struggle with directions like he does with roundabouts.  Yesterday we went out all three of the exits of the roundabout before we ended up in the right location.  We’ve now developed a system for me giving directions and it seems to be working.  Straight means the spoke directly across from where we enter, and the other two spokes are right and left.  Tyson, sits in the back and laughs at us… and when he’s not laughing, he’s defending his Dad saying that I said “Go right!” but really I pointed straight… and truth be told… I think it’s proof that Tyson’s becoming a man too, with his linear thinking.  Like father, like son.