Bugs and the Roos!: October 2014

G'day Mates,

You have hit the jack pot this week! I feel awful about missing blog posts lately, so I got my butt up and went to the zoo in order to have something to write about for you guys. Thank you for motivating me because....I WENT TO THE ZOO!!! After weeks of anticipation, I finally got to go to the zoo, and I must say it was well worth the wait.

The day started off on a wonderfully sunny Wednesday morning. Meg and I were on the bus straight for the zoo! When we reached our destination, we quickly realized we, being 20 year olds, were in the minority. In line in front of us were tons of moms with bags packed for the whole day and a minimum of 2 kids; and yet, Meg and I were the most excited to be there I think.

The day was a typical zoo day really. Except we saw plenty of animals native to Straya, which I must say was pretty cool. We went through an exhibit that was FILLED with snakes and where there lived on the continent....lets just say I should be more cautious about them apparently. Moving on. This zoo was amazing! There were lizards just running around everywhere. At first, Meg and I were kind of panicking that maybe some of the animals were let out of their exhibits, but alas we were fine :)

We went with the flow for the whole day. The sun was beautiful, the walks were relaxing, and we got plenty of shopping in. Along with all of the typical zoo activities, we did other things to make this zoo trip stand out. For starters, we made friends with some kangaroos. We got to pet them, sit with them, and even feed them! Now, we were still a little frightened. At one point, I had a kangaroo jump at me while I was sitting down...scariest situation of my life. We also got to see one kangaroo get jealous of another one for still having food left and push it...very forcefully. Lets just say if I was to get pushed my a kangaroo, I would get broken in half. After seeing the kangaroos, we went and did the cutest most touristy thing ever, we held koalas!!! The little guy cuddled up with me and everything, and had really sharp claws. Yikes, but it was definitely worth it. To end our fantastic day, Meg and I watched a tiger show, saw some African animals, and watched a crocodile show (which was kind of suspenseful...I feared for the zookeeper's life...and so did he) while eating ice cream and slushies. We also went by the birds of prey cage, and to our disappointment, magpies weren't in there. I think they made a mistake in leaving them out.

I can truly say these two crazy cats enjoyed the relaxing day at the zoo. It was very needed before these next couple of hectic weeks before finals. I hope you all enjoyed the post and pictures at the bottom. Have a lovely day!

Peace and Love,
Bugs

Male turkeys were making nests to impress the females

Skeleton of the largest snake in Australia...

Warming up to the roos

Best friends now!

So naturally that means selfie time :)

Meet the 15 month year old girl camel Gypsie! I think she's very photogenic

Cute baby Koala...my my was blown from cuteness!

Me holding the Koala!! If you look closely you can see the claws piercing into my arm...so you know it's real. It was kind of painful, but a million times worth it!! Such a cuddler

Why Hello Everyone!

My goodness it has been way too long since we have last encountered each other, and I take full blame for that because....I WAS ON SPRING BREAK 2014!

Now, when I left you last I mentioned I was headed to Whitsundays/Airlie Beach and Fraser Island. Did you Google these places?? Of course not! That's what I'm here for. I have put pictures at the bottom of this post for you all to enjoy. However there is a catch....when you look at these pictures and think "oh mylanta, these are gorgeous!", remember that I cannot capture even half of the true beauty that these places hold. Broken record, I know, so moving on.

Yes, my trip was beautiful; yes my trip was relaxing (and truly all of that relaxing wore me out!); yes, I would go back in a heartbeat to these places...however! Getting to Airlie Beach and Whitsundays and the Great Barrier Reef was quite the little hassle. We had a travel agent book all of our accommodations and cruises (We went on a sailboat cruise the second day to Whitsundays and a Yacht ride out to the Great Barrier Reef pontoon the first day). Thinking everything was fine and dandy, we head to the Brisbane airport. On the way to the airport at 9 am, we decided we didn't have a transfer from the airport that's in the middle of this little town (Proserpine) 45 minutes away from our actual destination. So, thank god we had Kayne. We found out where were staying once we reached Airlie AND got a bus transfer there and back. Hooray for Kayne!!!! Now once we got to the place we were staying, no one told us we had to walk a mile down the road...and hills...to this other place to receive a voucher saying we paid. Goodness gracious. But, after everything was said and done, we had an amazing time! Although, there needed to be a hassle at the end of course... I mean Meg and Kayne are on a trip with me...things have to go wrong. So the bus to the airport was supposed to pick us up at one certain location and, what do ya know, it isn't there! It is down the street....and hills....at our accommodation. So naturally we ran all the way there to catch it on time. We made it though and can laugh about it now...kind of.

Fraser Island was not as complicated. It was beautiful, full of different scenery, and I did more with nature there than I have in my life. When we first arrived there, the bus (which looks like a garbage truck) drove on sand the whole time. We looked out on the ocean at 9 am....We had to get up for Fraser Island at 5:45 am, I found out I'm not a morning person...and the first thing that woke me up and changed my mood were whales!!!!! We got to see whales that morning, which was incredible. Right before that, we got to see wild dolphins get fed. On our way back home, we saw the dolphins again doing flips in the distance. We walked through a Rainforest and saw the clearest water I have ever seen, along with a goanna (spelling error I'm sure), visited the most beautiful lake I have ever seen (Lake Mackenzie), visited Indian Rock head and got shaky knees from the height and wind pushing you over, looked at the pinnacle sands and peed in the bushes (which was apparently filled with snakes...I'd rather not talk about it), and finished with wading in Eli Creek.

This spring break was by far the best, most adventurous thing I have ever done...and I would do it all again tomorrow if I had to. I'm definitely incredibly fortunate for the experience...now the Habitat for Humanity trip this spring has some big shoes to fill. Thank you guys for being patient with the blog post, I hope you enjoyed! If you have any questions about anything, message me on Facebook, ask my mom and she will gladly get in touch with me, or ask me when I'm home!

Peace and Love,

Bugs