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| A familiar name: Cahill walk! |
My mom and dad (Dianne and Bryon) came to visit Australia for a month. We met them in Sydney and then drove up the east coast to Brisbane. We then flew to Cairns for three days of exploring the rainforest and Great Barrier Reef. We flew back to Brisbane and then car travelled down to Canberra. The girls went back to school and James went back to work. Mom and Dad flew down to Melbourne for a couple of days and then back to Canberra. We drove out to Wagga Wagga where dad had taken some distance education courses for his degree. Then they were off to Sydney before heading home to Canada. A full and fun four weeks!
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| Walking across the Sydney Harbour Bridge |
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| "Green" apartment in Sydney |
The first day in Sydney we took a train across the river and walked back on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Great views of the Opera House!
We had ice-cream (I had honeycomb) and visited The Rocks museum. Then back to our place for a well-deserved dinner and nap. We found a huntsman spider in our house - the boys dealt with it. Yuck!
The second day in Sydney we took a ferry across to the Taronga Zoo. Lots to see and a beautifully kept zoo that is well-planned and fun for the whole family. We watched a seal show, had lunch with some ibis and turkeys trying to steal bites, and enjoyed discovering all the animals.
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| Seeing elephants from the cable car |
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| At the tiger exhibit a la Indonesia |
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Playing at the zoo playground. I went flying off the end of the slide
to the amusement of the adults watching. |
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| Lemurs - up close tour of their living quarters |
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| Parrots - three in a row |
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| Tree kangaroo |
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Turkeys everywhere!
They made a mess of the grounds |
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| Komodo dragon - so long we thought there were two! |
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| The bearcat - which is it? |
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| Lucy's favourite - the red panda! |
The third day in Sydney we visited the Powerhouse museum. There was a Wiggles exhibit in the basement which Hannah (and I and the girls) really enjoyed. The old trains and space exhibits were also really neat. Mom and James liked the "flat whites" from the cafe next door. We had meat pies for lunch and walked back to the train. Then off we headed to Newcastle!
My mom and dad (Dianne and Bryon) came to visit Australia for a month. We met them in Sydney and then drove up the east coast to Brisbane. We then flew to Cairns for three days of exploring the rainforest and Great Barrier Reef. We flew back to Brisbane and then car travelled down to Canberra. The girls went back to school and James went back to work. Mom and Dad flew down to Melbourne for a couple of days and then back to Canberra. We drove out to Wagga Wagga where dad had taken some distance education courses for his degree. Then they were off to Sydney before heading home to Canada. A full and fun four weeks!
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