Brisbane and the cats

On the day before we came home we drove down to Surfers  Paradise.

There are a lot of buildings, a lot of sand and pretty good surf and thats about it oh I forgot lots of people.

But now I can say I've been there.

Back at my sons place, this was my room I had lots of American football posters for he has always been interested in it. I just do not understand it very well but I don't know much about our Aussie rules football and prefer to watch it on TV as they tell you what's going on otherwise I'm at a loss to what's happening most of the time.

My daughter in law made this pillow, she has just got a sewing machine and I was showing her how to use it.

They have nice big rooms with lots of windows.

And lots of bits are a giving it a homely touch.

Dee smoking area, she had to smoke outside at my place too but she even smokes outside at her place too in the snow now that would be tough, even as a reformed smoker I have a under cover area for when it rains for the beer fairy to smoke in, nasty habit glad i gave it up.  

This is cute

And the cats, there are a few, this is their sleeping  and eating area.

Some little craft projects.

Well I been home now for a week and a bit so this is the last post about my holiday.

Australia zoo

We are still in the cyclone area with it due to cross the coast early the next morning and close to where we are but we are due to fly out this afternoon but all the planes have been cancelled for the next couple of days and as all flights are full not much chance of getting out for a while so we decide to hire a car and drive to Brisbane but we must go now as the roads are starting to flood, it been raining heavy now since yesterday afternoon, we were lucky to get a car from Hertz and one that was very comfortable too,  needed because it's a long drive.

We left about 4pm and arrived in Brisbane about 7am the next morning 4 hours of driving rain an d drizzle for a few more then clearer skies for the rest of the journey a few stops for naps and food but only short ones, so the next day was catch up on sleep.

The next day it was off to the Australian zoo, this is the home of The Crocodile Hunter, he was a bit over the top and I always found him  annoying but he did create a pretty good zoo.  

Most of the animals are Australian so not too much danger to let them wander around.

The koala's are never a problem, they sleep most of the day and most of the night too.

There was a  crock show with colourful birds flying around free, glad the crocks were not free, one was huge.

The kangaroos are free in a large area where you go in double doors.

We all got a picture and they do like a pat.

A large bird area but hard to get pictures as they are all on the move.

More roos.

and koalas

you can go on a camel ride

or just sit and rest.

A south east asia section.

With Sumatran tigers, but there was only one in the display area the others were out walking and there is cubs but they were only out at certain times of the day and we missed them.

He is behind glass but come up to say hello or maybe to see if we were tasty or not.

These are the biggest paws I have ever seen.

we were not tasty so he left.

This guy was out walking with a keeper, they assured us he had just been fed but best not to get to close.

The only electric fence I saw in the Africian area, this is the newest area.

  At 5pm the zoo closes and a shuttle goes around to pick up odd people still wandering around of course that was us and a few others.