Part one is here! We were so happily feeding the roos and ducks that we missed the wombat talk. We got there just at the end, just in time to get to give one a pat. This is Tonka. He was rescued from his mother’s pouch and has grown up at the Billabong Sanctuary. Tonka loves to greet his adoring public each day. (The woman holding Tonka was a volunteer, she told me she was doing an internship for her … Read More
A flashback from way back in February… Ahhh, footy. The odd role you play in our family. Here we are happily driving through Geelong when what should appear before us? The stadium. The Geelong Cats stadium. LadyBug was beside herself. [Side note: Everytime I look at this picture I am reminded of the guy just out of the shot. He could tell I was trying to get a picture but was too busy talking on his phone to care that … Read More
One of my favourite stops on our trip so far was the Billabong Sanctuary in Townsville. It’s a unique zoo experience, full of Aussie animals with scheduled talks and hands-on sessions throughout the day. When we arrived we headed straight for the cassowaries where the ranger talk had already started. There are two cassowaries and we were lucky to be able to feed them grapes! Cassowaries are the third largest bird in the world, behind the ostrich and emu. They … Read More
In recent headlines a new study has revealed that over half of all sea turtles have ingested plastic. Before we went to the turtle hospital they gave a talk about sea turtles. They said that the turtles (and other marine life) have been able to eat anything they find in the oceans for thousands of centuries. The sea turtles, of course, don’t realise anything has changed and so when they see some brightly coloured object floating in the water they … Read More
Part one is here. Upstairs at the aquarium there is a hands-on area. There’s also a playground. We had a browse around while we waited for the talk to start. Surprisingly, I don’t actually have pictures of the kids touching the various sea creatures we were allowed to interact with. I was too busy enjoying the experience and monitoring a two-year-old. Sometimes you just have to step back from the camera. We watched the man climb into the tank and … Read More
We’ve skipped visiting aquariums until Townsville since we’d heard that this was a good one. The Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium is the world’s largest living coral reef aquarium. There’s a lot to see with talks scheduled throughout the day. We were able to attend several of the talks and learn about all these fascinating sea creatures. Of course, when you see an old diving helmet begging to be worn you must try it on… So much to see … Read More