Crocodiles and kangaroos up close!

(Brisbane, Australia, 8e February 2017)

Today’s excursion went to Tamborine Mountain, where we had planned to visit a place with a skywalk in the rainforest. While we waited for the skywalk to open for the day we went for a short walk on our own in the rain forest. The sound we were met by as soon as we put our foot in the forest was really deafening, and it turned out to be from huge crickets. When we went on the Skywalk we became a little disappointed. We had expected a walk up along the treetops but it turned out that a large part of the 1,5-kilometer loop was situated down on the ground. We felt a little disappointed because we paid 20 dollars for an experience that was less amazing than the walk we did by ourselves in the forest. The only animals we saw where some huge butterflies and a large amount of crickets.

Later on we headed for the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary – a zoo where we have heard that the animals are living a good life and even have a hospital for wildlife. We decided to visit this park to be able to see kangaroos and other animals typical of Australia, although we hope to see some of them also in the wild. This afternoon we saw kangaroos, koalas, crocodiles, parrots and a lot of other animals. Many of the animals walked freely (not the crocodiles luckily). The kangaroos turned out to be very sociable and you could go inside and pat and feed them if you wanted to. And so we did.We were lucky enough to get past the crocodiles’ nest just when crocodiles were to be fed – awesome sound when they caught their “target” and their jaws closed.

We finished the afternoon watching a music and dance show with a group of Aboriginals. It really became a very relaxed and enjoyable afternoon.

/Christel