We woke up early today to the bright Australian sun. Our plan for the day was to visit the Australian Zoo and then drive to Hervey Bay where we would spend the night. The closer we got to the zoo the more cloudy the sky got and by the time we got there it was raining. Nonetheless, we weren't going to let a little rain stop our animal adventures.
The first thing we did was visit the crocoseum where Steve Irwin's wife and two kids put on a show featuring birds and crocodiles. It was pretty crazy to see the size of a croc up close and to see how powerful and quick they are. The trainers swam in the pool with the croc so it made for an entertaining show. When asked where everyone in the audience was from, our group clearly put up the best cheer for the states.
After the show we hit up Roo Heaven, where we were able to get up close and personal with a bunch of kangaroos and wallabies. At Roo Heaven all the animals just roam around and chill, so you are able to get right up to them to feed and pet them. Some of us became masters of the "fake feed" - which is essentially faking that you have food so the Roo is interested in you. Us poor college kids are too cheap to actually buy food, so we work with what we got.
We then spent some time viewing crocs, tigers, koalas, and dingos. From there we visited the Africa exhibit to see some rhinos, giraffes, and zebras. It was a pretty cool setup and a good time.
From Africa we took part in feeding the elephants. The elephants come right to you and grab the food from your hand. It was a unique experience and I definitely enjoyed it.
After the zoo we began our trip up north to Hervey Bay, where we are spending the night before heading to Lady Elliot Island tomorrow. We went down towards the bay for dinner and enjoyed unlimited pasta. Following dinner we had some discussion time as a group and reflected on our travels thus far. We talked about where we've seen God in the trip, how we want to incorporate what we've learned into our own lives, and just overall funny memories that have happened so far.
When we were done with our discussion we had the night to ourselves. We played some wii tennis and I took part in teaching euchre to a couple people from the group. I love euchre and wish more people knew how to play it so I could play more than a couple times a year. Tomorrow we fly to Lady Elliot island where we will spend some time snorkeling and relaxing - I'm so pumped!
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