Australia has turned into quite the wildlife adventure. The natural character of this country is extraordinary. The cities are busy commercialized metropolis’, but outside of the 100k seat footy stadiums and high rise buildings comes a world of its own.
In Queensland I saw wallabies, koalas, and the glory of the great barrier reef. Now in Melbourne (Victoria) we traveled to Phillip Island to see the penguins come in from the sea and while watching saw a humpback whale! After the little guys were tucked in bed for the night, we traveled to the Moonlit Animal Sanctuary to see what the nocturnal animals really do at night. We were immediately greeted by wallabies, kangaroos and some smaller versions alike. They were so soft and ate right out of our hands! Next we saw Tasmanian devils, a happily married couple, regardless of their vicious fighting over dinner. They are about the size of a small dog and might look like the perfect thing to cuddle up to, but that would be a huge mistake. They are pretty powerful creatures with teeth that can bite through bone! L We saw a few owls and birds then the betongs and possums. The possums came up for a free feed and we pet them without knowing they were wild and the bettongs were just along for the night. They looked like large rats/wallabies, but felt almost like koalas. I’m too partial to soft furry animals. I think I pet every one.
Melbourne was a great little city. I thought Europe had a lot to see in regards to churches, but Melbourne was quite impressive. St. Patrick’s Cathedral is situated at the edge of the skyscrapers. It is the oldest in Australia and the attention they took to detail while building was breathtaking. Gargoyles perch at every corners edge and window corner bringing character to the building. I want to get married in a church like that, it was awesome!
Today we flew back to Sydney for the day then I take the train to Wollongong for the semester! I’m excited to finally meet all my roommates and see what its going to be like. I am still in shock that I’m living here!
Already dreaming about seeing everyone when I get home J November 21st. Miss you guys!
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