Hello everyone! We are currently in Sydney and loving it! We can see why over 4 million people call it home! There are so many green spots and lots of coast line, many beaches, lots of culture - opera, theatre, ballet etc. It is very ethnic with lots of Asian cultures and lots of good restaurants!
Our tour group had a bus tour of the city, including Bondi beach, yesterday. We also had a harbor tour, a presentation at an opal dealers, a tour of the Opera house and we enjoyed a special sculpture exhibition along the water. Needless to say, we were exhausted but happy tourists!
Today Jon and I went to the amazing aquarium and saw our first live platypus. They also have a shark tank that is a tunnel that you walk through! Wow! Then we went to the Australia Museum where we visited the Aboriginal section and took one last look at all the creatures that can kill you here - there are MANY!
Before Sydney, we were on the northeast coast, at the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. We got to snorkel on one of the inner reefs which was great - lots of kinds of coral and many beautiful fish. In the rainforest, we went on two walks, one during the day and one at night. We saw lizards ("dragons"), spiders and ants, many rare plants and two ancient species of geckos - and at night we saw a python posed on a tree to catch his dinner. We also got some bites (bugs) and a couple of leeches became attached to us, so I've had my fill of rainforests!
Tomorrow we are off to New Zealand - Auckland to be exact. We are half way through our trip which seems unbelievable! More later....
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