So Dad’s argument of lets hike up some massive mountain in blazing sunshine, versus go to the zoo, meet Bindi Erwin in person and wrestle a crocodile, somehow did not make it over the line. So Day 29 meant a visit to Australia Zoo. That was kind of expected, but it was probably the first time we had not managed to take a closer look at some of the landscape.

The Glass House Mountains look really impressive, and there is some great Aboriginal storytelling associated with their existence, but on this particular trip we won’t be exploring further. Definitely another one added to the to-do list.

Australia Zoo was as us grown-ups expected. Very commercialised, with some good bits, and some better bits. The highlight would have been the crocodile show, but to be honest, cycling round Dubbo zoo a couple of weeks earlier, in perfect weather and with minimal crowds was going to be hard to beat, and so it was the case.

But the kids loved it, and to be fair the animal show was pretty good.

There was also one unplanned moment of random action, when we were at the tiger feeding session. A snake had dropped out of the overhanging trees onto the canopy providing shade, and could be seen casting its snake shadow as it moved around. Suddenly, it ramped up its speed and and hung over the edge of the canopy, looking into the crowd. I can’t remember seeing Belinda move so fast, but in her defence it was right over her head at that point.

Apparently, it was a harmless green tree snake, but it was amusing for a few moments there and it did make the crowd extremely animated.

There are a handful of photo’s here, but there is a chance the kids will add a few more in.

All in all it was a day out with the kids, at Australia Zoo, and it was Day 29 of our holiday (but I would still have preferred the Glass House Mountains). We checked out of our friendly caravan park and it was time to move on.

Fortunately for us, our next stop was Noosa and it was roughly an hour or so away from the zoot, so we were soon on our way to our next destination. We had three days pencilled in for this section of the trip as Noosa has a big reputation and it sounded pretty good.

We checked into our next Carvan Park around 6pm that night. Just enough time for me and Mazzy to take a dip before we settled in for the night, and tried to plan for the next couple of days.