Brisbane AUS Feb 20th

Docked in Brisbane Australia this morning.
Going out for an excursion to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary for the day. Scott wants to hug a Koala. They are part of a Koala union and sleep 20 hours a day, so we'll see about that...
On our ride to the Koala Sanctuary the bus broke down, so we had to get a replacement. On the good side, they got us a replacement very quickly and we were on our way. They also added another 30 minutes to our tour to make up for the broken bus time.
Once there, the guide took us straight to the Koalas and we were the first to get to pet the Koala. You could only pet them on the back while they were eating. The special 'hugging' Koalas had to be booked separately and unfortunately they were all out of time slots. Again, the Koalas are part of a union and have very strict working hours and times in the day, so we missed out on the 'hug'.
We walked around the site which was another open air zoo and got to experience a LOT of kangaroos up close and personal. You could get food and feed them, pet them and we found one female that had a joey in her pouch. You would think that it's little head would be sticking out, but it was just the tail and legs. It was a fun time seeing all the animals. It was a hot and sunny day so most of the animals were hanging out in the shade and not really big on giving us a show. We did see the Dragon Lizards running around the walkway paths. They are about a 16 inches long and very fast runners.
We had a leisurely drive back through Brisbane and our guide was very knowledgeable about the city's history and evolution since all the British convicts were dropped off there.
Then back to the ship for our day at sea tomorrow for our next port in Australia...Read more