When I took my morning walk on Monday the sun was out and it was a fine day. That's what they say in the Australian weather reports if its going to be sunny. The temperature was about 22, which I would say was about 80 degrees in the sun but there was a nice cooling breeze. It's always smart to carry a light sweater because if the wind especially when riding the ferry. Tony and I went down for breakfast around 9:30 and then went to the bank to exchange my last travelers checks.
Laura had class until 10 so after that we bought day passes to the ferry and headed off to the Taronga zoo. http://www.taronga.org.au/
The ride to Circular Quay was rough because of the heavy surf and then there was a smooth ten minute ride over to the zoo across the bay. The zoo area is beautiful with lots of trees and peacocks walking around. We saw a kookaburra close up and heard him make his call. We saw several sleepy kangaroos and wallabies and I even got to touch one. We also saw a Tasmanian devil who didn't whirl like the one on TV but he did have some sharp little teeth. I heard that Tasmanian devils leave nothing behind when they eat something, they even eat the bones.
The orangutan had nice long hair and he was eating something out of a jar using a stick like a spoon. Pretty smart I thought. One of the gorillas was carrying her little baby around. He was just four months old born in August and I thought the father gorilla looked pretty proud. We saw several koalas sitting up in the trees. They didn't move around too much.
Laura had class until 10 so after that we bought day passes to the ferry and headed off to the Taronga zoo. http://www.taronga.org.au/
The ride to Circular Quay was rough because of the heavy surf and then there was a smooth ten minute ride over to the zoo across the bay. The zoo area is beautiful with lots of trees and peacocks walking around. We saw a kookaburra close up and heard him make his call. We saw several sleepy kangaroos and wallabies and I even got to touch one. We also saw a Tasmanian devil who didn't whirl like the one on TV but he did have some sharp little teeth. I heard that Tasmanian devils leave nothing behind when they eat something, they even eat the bones.
The orangutan had nice long hair and he was eating something out of a jar using a stick like a spoon. Pretty smart I thought. One of the gorillas was carrying her little baby around. He was just four months old born in August and I thought the father gorilla looked pretty proud. We saw several koalas sitting up in the trees. They didn't move around too much.
When we got to the salt water crocodile we were standing there looking for him and all of a sudden he started swimming towards us. He climbed out of the water and then laid down right in front of us. If there wasn't glass between us I think he was looking at the Scafati's as a tasty morsel. He had a big mouth with lots of sharp teeth. We also saw the little fairy penguin. There is a group of them that live near the harbor wharf in Manly but I haven't Penguins in the water there just seagulls.
We left the zoo at about four o'clock and headed back to Manly for a little rest. We had 8:30 reservations for Cafe Sydney, which is the 2nd best rated restaurant in Sydney. The restaurant is located on the 5th floor of the Custom Building. It was very dark in the restaurant but offered a great view of the bridge and the harbor. We sat outside and they even put blankets on your chairs so you can cover up if you feel chilly. Laura had nocchi, Tony had filet mignon and I had red snapper. I wouldn't recommend the restaurant. My fish was very dry but Laura finished her meal and was still hungry. It was nice to go into Sydney harbor at night to see it all lit up. When we got back to Manly we stopped into a bakery where they make meat pies. It smelled great in there. Tony got a raisin pastry and Laura and I shared an eclair. Tony walked Laura back up to the school because she was pretty tired.
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