So today we went cruising on Ocean Spirit's Michelmas Cay Great Barrier Reef tour. We and about 178 other people, boarded a catamaran for the hour+ cruise out to Michelmas Cay, which is a bird sanctuary out on the reef. It is another beautiful day in this tropical place. Sharon scored us a place up on the bow and under a sun shade which was perfect. Once we anchor, Sharon and I got on the first glass boat tour of the reef which was perfect timing. We saw large...

Hi everyone!! As you can see from the photos, Michelle and I have been having loads of fun visiting with furry creatures at both the Australia Zoo (and yesterday at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary!) We will be posting pix of the koalas, roos and other birds/animals later. We spent a bit of time at the sanctuary with the kangaroos, petting them, as well as holding a koala. Our transport to and from the sanctuary was by boat. We had a great view of the city an...

Today Sharon and I visited the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. This was reached by a pleasent river boat trip about 20k up river, past one of the largest Flying Fox bat colonies in the country. The critters are about half a meter in length and there were thousands of them hanging from the trees along the river. When we reached the Sanctuary, we went right in for a photo with a koala. Sharon and I got to meet Hazel. She was a pretty cool little lady. We both had photo...

So today, we braved public transportation. Sharon and I walked up about 6 blocks to Brisbane Central Station to catch a train out to Beerwah, Queensland the home of Australia Zoo. It was about 90 minutes and went through the Glasshouse Mountain Range. Very cool. Upon arrival at the Zoo, we hurried to the center to make arrangements for the animal encounter experiences. (See link here http://www.crocodilehunter.com.au/our-animals/animal-encounters/ ) These encoun...

So I'm going back and trying to catch up on some of my missed days. Keep track of what you've read so you can retrack with me. I've had some grand adventures so far, but little time to find places to blog. That Blackberry was looking like a better idea more and more. - M