Wildlife Recovery

     After our invasion from the nastiest, largest, spider ever, we needed to see some more preferable Aussie wildlife.  It was time for a visit to the Taronga Zoo, a great zoo right here in Mosman.  This zoo is just minutes away and sits right on the north side of Sydney Harbor. The first exhibit was several koalas and they were actually awake (they sleep 80% of the time).  These little guys, or gals, were so cute they almost made up for the unspeakable arachnid episode. 

   We spent a few hours being entertained by some animals, knowing we will return soon since we opted for an annual membership.







Sam thinks these Cassowaries look like dinosaur birds.  Have to agree.

This 'roo didn't overdo it on Friday night.



This one did.

                                            A bit unsettling to have an emu right behind you...

Love the wallabies!

   Sunday brought a bit of disappointment when we realized there was no way to watch the Carolina-Dook game.  So, we opted for some more amazing scenery instead.  We drove up the coast about 30 km to Palm Beach, the northernmost of Sydney's northern beaches.  Along the way we stopped to watch these guys paragliding off the cliffs.  Yikes.  I'm the only one who doesn't want to try it.

We climbed up to the Barrenjoey Lighthouse to see this view of Palm Beach and Pittwater on western side.



Looking north across Broken Bay to the Pacific.


We didn't see any bonfires and there wasn't any toilet paper in the trees, so it wasn't Franklin Street, but the views were a decent consolation prize to not being there. Go Heels!