Birthday trip to the zoo

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For part 2 of her birthday celebration Athena chose to visit Taronga Zoo in Sydney with some of her old school friends.

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They caught the train and ferry, while Kevin and Christy & I drove up, taking 2 cars so we could bring everyone home.

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We were lucky it was a day of blue skies, but unlucky in that it was an extra hot one !!

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While we waited for the kids to arrive I rested (trying to conserve my energy for the day) and Kevin & Christy visited to koalas.

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Finally they all arrived, we supplied them with snacks and water and made arrangements to meet up for lunch in a few hours.

 

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I think the giraffes have the best view in the zoo.

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Christy was keen to see the seal show again – it’s a good one because the focus is very much on education. And I’m always reminded of the big tantrum Christy had near here back when she was about 2 years old.

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The elephant area is lovely now.

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and the real highlight of our day was watching, not one, but three, elephants have a bath.

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Loved the sun bears too.

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While waiting before lunch we watched this cute little family of birds…

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and Christy played with a snake :-).

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After lunch there were more animals, and awesome views, to see.

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Remind you of ???

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I’d forgotten just how beautifully landscaped the zoo is.

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So many stunning flowers, including this waratah.

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We ended up having ice cream and leaving around 3pm, only because it was SOOO hot and everyone was feeling a big energy sap because of it. It was a great day and I hope to revisit again one (cooler) day soon.

To see more of our day please check out the vlog. It’s worth watching just to see the elephants have their baths.