After a crazy two and a half days in Sydney,
Chris and I hopped on a plane to Brisbane.
I had one mission in Brisbane…I wanted to hold a koala.
We arrived in Brisbane around 8:00 am, so we had a little
time to kill before we could check our bags in our hotel room. Stop number one was toast and Diet Coke at
the Brisbane Marriott. I was so excited
to finally try Vegemite!
Vegemite is God’s way of showing us he has a sense of
humor. This malt and barley spread
tastes like tar mixed with day old beer.
(I have never eaten tar or drank day old beer, but if I did it would
taste like this brown goo.) I think it
was quite possibly one of the most disgusting things I have ever consumed.
After we settled in, we headed to the Queensland to check
out what Brisbane had to offer museum wise.
We first visited the Afghanistan Hidden Treasures exhibit at the
Sciencentre.
Before the war in Afghanistan escalated, some wise folks had
the foresight to hide artifacts from the National Museum in Kabul so precious
relics would not be ruined.
I was amazed they were able to protect the gold! Some of the pieces were breathtaking.
After our day at the museum campus, we took a ride on the
Eye of Brisbane. This colossal Ferris
wheel provided a great view of the city.
At Lone Pine, we had an opportunity to interact with all
kinds of animals. The first animal I
wanted to hug was a koala. Mission
accomplished!
In an effort to protect the koalas, each animal could be
held for 30 minutes per day maximum.
They had large, woody areas where the animals could chill out. This koala looked pretty comfy in Chris’
arms.
We also made friends with a dingo,
a lizard,
a wombat,
and some ostriches.
The sanctuary even had a kangaroo reserve!
We got the opportunity to feed some kangaroos and their
joeys!
The tame kangaroos were obsessed with licking their arms and
paws.
While the mamas and their joeys were incredibly cute,
Sometimes they gave me the heebie jeebies.
The joeys would crawl in and out of their moms’
stomachs.
After they were fed, mama and joey were ready to take off!
At the end of the day, we felt like this guy, so we cruised
back to the hotel where we prepared for our trip to Cairns!
