Brisbane

I know, I know! It’s been a while since I posted and I am really far behind! Sorry!!

 So after we left Noosa we headed for the bright lights of Brisbane city, after hating Sydney I was expecting to find Brisbane as equally repulsive, however from the moment we arrived i loved it! I don’t know what it was about Brisbane, but I was happy there, I could quite easily go back one day and live there for a while.

 So on the first day in Brisbane we did the usual and explored. Exploring tend to lead to spending money on things and this was no exception...bye bye bank balance!

 On our second day in Brisbane we did something that I had been looking forward to all year...THE ZOO!! That’s right, we went to Australia Zoo, home of the legendary crocodile hunter.

 The day was filled with me zooming off to look at the next animal, climbing on giant alligators, looking at crocodiles (and secretly hoping one eats the keeper), fluffy toys, cheetahs on leads, wombats on trolleys, Tasmanian devils being walked, tigers being cuddled, crocodile shows, Sarah crying about the lack of monkeys, popcorn and smiles.

 Now Australia zoo is nothing like a zoo at home, mainly due to the large number of crocodiles and alligators...but that’s the whole point of it!

 I couldn’t wait to go see the alligators, yes they lay there and do bugger all, but theyre amazing to watch. Just knowing that theyd have you in a heartbeat if you jumped in with them. I got to see the legendary Aggro! I remember watching Steve Irwin on TV as a kid and Aggro was the one he mentioned a lot, he always stuck in my mind as the one that I wanted to see!

 In  the afternoon we went to see the infamous crocodile show...I have to admit it wasn’t as good i remember watching it on TV, but it was alright. They started by doing a bird show, lots of multi coloured birds flying over our heads and squawking. Then they had a large bird of prey swoop down over the stage. After this they brought out the hugest, scariest, meanest, malicious and unreasonable crocodile ever...Charlie a 2 foot baby! 
 After much laughter they brought out an actual huge, scary crocodile. After watching him jump up and “terrorise” the keepers, the show was over. I stayed behind for a while and it was worth it, There’s a tunnel where the crocodile was brought out, the tunnel leads to the paddocks out the back. Whilt the keepers out back are cleaning the show crocs cage the keepers out front are keeping him entertained so he doesn’t swim home...this didn’t fully work. Scary croc decided to swim back despite lots of shouting and bucket banging from the keepers. So I decided to watch the real show, which involved lots of shouting and scrabbling to get out of his paddock.

 After this we saw the tiger show. I want to cuddle a tiger so bad! The keepers were acting like they were kitty cats, cuddling them, stroking their bellies, feeding them milk, walking them on leads and giving them lots of love. Not gonna lie, I immediately Googled how to become a zoo keeper!

 So the day was really, really good. It ended even better with the gift shop! Where a fluffy toy was immediately bought, plus lots of other bits and bobs to send home to the family, which im sure they (and by they I mean Josh) appreciated!

Brisbane was the also the city where; my card took a heavy shopping battering, the comically large wave was invented, we had actual duvets (and it was cold enough to use them!), Twilight was watched (and disappointment ensued), Canadian drinking games were learnt, James dressed up as a woman, free champagne was drunk and steak night was had by all! Long may steak night reign.

Love me

xx