Our long awaited trip to Fiji, New Zealand and Australia is here. It’s hard to plan trips so far in advance - the fun of the anticipation doesn’t start until a couple of weeks before it is go day!

It was a brutal trip to get here. San Antonio to Los Angeles with a seven hour layover, a 10 hour flight to Fiji and a 1 Hour drive to the Intercontinental Resort and Spa in Natadola Bay. We arrived at the resort around 8 am and had to wait for a room. Greeted with a local welcome drink - what the hell - we are on Island time. We crossed the international dateline so left on a Saturday afternoon and arrived Monday morning.

Blue Turtle Gin is their local distillery

We waited an even longer time as we wanted a secluded room which we got. The garden view allowed us to see no one or anything but green vegetation and birds off our balcony.

Jungle view

Bed greeting - Bula or hello is the greeting from everyone on the property that works there. I have never in my life, more friendly property and many of the staff with a handshake in the

Our patio with a soaking tub that we thoroughly enjoyed. Nice to be able to walk out to it naked.

We waited an even longer time as we wanted a secluded room which we got. The garden view allowed us to see no one or anything but green vegetation and birds off our balcony. Actually we could hear a lot of different birds but they were hard to spot.

Jungle view

Bed greeting - Bula or hello is the greeting from everyone on the property that works there. I have never in my life been to a more friendly property and many of the staff greeted you with a handshake and asked your name.

After checking in, we had their breakfast buffet and then used their changing room and stored our luggage - bathing suits on we tested the pool water and quickly decided that was a no go as it was very cold. So we took a nap by the pool.

We planned Fiji as our first stop so we could rest, get over our jet lag and adjust to the time changes. We were exhausted so we took a nap as soon as we checked into our room and missed the sunset. We had an unremarkable dinner and then zonked out around 9pm to get on our normal schedule.

The lighter section is the reef that surrounds much of the island.

And nap time again followed by watching the evening torch lighting, a pizza at the pool bar and then back to relaxing. Spent many hours in our room and patio relaxing and reading.

This was the adult restaurant for breakfast. And it was made to order not buffet, which was even better.

We decided to do their power walk after breakfast and ended up walking up a few hills to get this view!

Appropriate!

We quickly realized that a lot of resort guests were Australians on spring break so a lot of families. Thankfully, they had an adult pool and an adult restaurant.

Traditional dance group

Dinner spot

Diane and I were the only participants.

Top of the resort.

My lovely

Large boganvilla growing among the trees.

Lagoon - no crocodiles!

Sand writing 😊

This is absolutely my best way to get into the ocean. The water was so clear you could see everything.

And we accomplished we set off to do stopping on our way to our Australia/New Zealand land and air tour.

Fiji relies heavily on tourism and their main export is \240sugarcane and Fiji water. Although our resort was extremely beautiful and the people that worked \240there are amazing, while driving there you can see that the country is \240very poor. Many of the things at the resort that you see are handmade on the island and sold to the resort such as the linens and art. It is really heartwarming to see that these big global chain hotels contract with the locals for items in their hotels.

For sure, it is good to be reminded that there are many places in the world that still struggle for pure water and a better quality of life. Having never really left the resort, we did not experience much more of the island but leaving the next day and flying over the island, I got to see the mountains and the extent of the reef around it. Lovely!

Look mom - no hands and no waves!

Morning walk

The reef surrounding the island.

Can barely see the water line as the water is so clear!

Because of the time of the day that we went in, there was no waves either so we saw zebra fish, an orange striped fish and a single black fish, and a hermit crab😊. And no sea snakes. Just standing around. No snorkeling needed!

And to make sure that we spent the afternoon relaxing, we had a gentle 🌧️ shower all afternoon.

We had dinner at the Navo restaurant - our best dinner there. Cauliflower steak for Diane and procuuito wrapped prawns for me!

Island evening attire at the resort

\240View from about 5,000 feet

Ended our final night with a fire show and then back to the room.

Our lunch came with two glasses of wine - a Merlot and a Chardonnay which were both good. La Rose is their most popular and expensive wine -400 bottle which we had to try. It was smooth, but not worth the price.

At the end of that tour, we went and walked around their little city for a few minutes and then took the ferry back to the city. Diane and I took the walk back to the hotel and promptly zonked out. \240

We flew business class from Fiji to Auckland on Fiji Airlines - I wish that the US carriers would follow suit! Our seats were actually full recliners that could lay flat and they had actual cup holders in addition to the stow away table. We had a full breakfast and some port with lunch. Pretty swanky for a three hour flight.

That sauce was good!

Winter garden

After our driving tour, we took the ferry across to Waiheke Island. The ferry was about 40-45 minutes each way and we spent a wonderful day there. Drove to an olive farm that made olive oil and honey. Learned a little bit about the process - the oil is made within a few days of picking the olives during the harvest season.

Beetroot salad as a start

Lovely flowers

We had lunch and wine at StoneyRidge Winery. What a beautiful place! We also had a three course meal there. Started with a cheese and meat board with hummus and a few other goodies.

Our food menu

The board!

Goofing around!

And of course dessert for sharing :-)

Second course was salmon, ribs, and \240eggplant along with potatoes and salad.

Dessert was the best 😋

And called it a day. Hotel breakfast buffet was great - \240early to bed as we went on a tour bus for a ride around the city, across the Harbor Bridge (a smaller version of the Sydney one) and through a few neighborhoods. Walked up Queens Street- the upscale shopping area and discovered that 90% of the shops were the same as any large American city. On that tour learned that Auckland is the largest city of over 1 million people and is built on 53 volcanoes. Although they have Legal prostitution, they don’t have legal cannabis!

We arrived and had a quick and uneventful customs experience as Diane had done all her homework regarding forms we needed. We arrived at the Sky City Hotel in the middle of the downtown area and had time for a short break before meeting up with our tour group which ended up being 18 people plus our tour guide Sandra. Our room was a good size except for the bathroom sink but was boring and only had instant coffee.We walked through one of their skywalks to our dinner spot.

Our hotel was connected to the needle. This was taken from the bridge.

Bridge in the background

And painted electrical boxes - such a good idea 👍

On the olive tree hill

Now that is a sunset view

And Diane too!

Dinner was at the Orbit 360 like the San Antonio needle - we had an enjoyable 3 course almost 3 hour dinner and saw all of \240downtown and the surrounding area.

At the entrance

Fun art

Island beach

Waiting on the ferry

And so ends our first stop on our Globus tour. Heading out in the morning for a 12 hour bus driving tour. We don’t have many of those but we will have many stops and am looking forward to some great scenery :-).

Today was a long ass bus day. We left at 7:15 on our bus. I will say that the buses so far have been great. Since there are only 18 of us, the 50 passenger buses give us lots of space to spread out.

We drove to our first stop in about three hours (with a small break) to see the Waitimo Glowworm Caves. The caves themselves are limestone like many of the caves we have seen but the blue glow worms are quite unique. We strolled through the caves with our guide and then got on a small boat to glide through the cavern and observe the worms overhead and on the sides of the cave. Bought the book and some pictures :-)

Hmmm - had not thought of that.

The scenery along the way with the really green grass and the sheep reminded me of Ireland. It was very peaceful. After the caves, we drove to Hobbiton for lunch and a two hour tour of the movie set. How fun! \240Diane and I watched all six movies before we came so I was familiar with many of the references. As Bilbo said - I am going on an adventure!

And the end - a small beer at the Green Dragon. Stout for me and Amber ale for Di.

These orcs were huge!

More my size than hers 😂

So one can see the scale

Everything inside is a reproduction and glued down to ensure it all stays in place

That tub was small even for me :-)

At the top of the hill

Recognized that from the beginning of the first movie!

One of many hobbit holes

We saw hundreds of sheep. The set itself sits on a small portion of a 1200 acre working farm with over 7000 sheep and several thousand lambs.

And that wrapped a 12 hour day - got to Rotorua and checked into the Distinction Hotel -not quite up to our standards but had a comfy bed.

We spent our one day in Roturuo alone - opting out of the days tours as Diane wasn’t feeling well - pretty sure she caught a bug from something she ate. Had it checked out anyway by a medical clinic - they told her she was okay.

We did walk to the lake - it was cold and windy so didn’t stay long!

This city is known for its hot springs which makes the city smell like sulfur. Not sure I would recommend a stop here to anyone nor the Hotel Distinction. Their only saving grace was a decent breakfast and Japanese restaurant.

On tomorrow to Queenstown and our last city in New Zealand.

From out hotel

On the 5th, flew in a small 68 passenger plane from Roturua via Christchurch to Queenstown. Small plane that could only fly at 18,000 feet, and with the really clear skies, the view for the whole plane ride was really amazing. As we went to land in Queenstown, the landing was through the mountains, and you were actually kind of level with them as you came in. It was a very cool thing to experience.

We had just enough time to check into our hotel. A little ways from the city center at the Rendezvous Heritage but we had amazing views! The coach picked us up then we went for a gondola ride to the top of the mountain, and great views looking down upon the city. And of course a dinner buffet which was really good.

Nice view!

On the gondola

On the 5th, flew in a small 68 passenger plane from Roturua via Christchurch to Queenstown. Small plane that could only fly at 18,000 feet, and with the really clear skies, the view for the whole plane ride was really amazing. As we went to land in Queenstown, the landing was through the mountains, and you were actually kind of level with them as you came in. It was a very cool thing to experience.

We had just enough time to check into our hotel. A little ways from the city center at the Rendezvous Heritage but we had amazing views! The coach picked us up then we went for a gondola ride to the top of the mountain, and great views looking down upon the city. And of course a dinner buffet which was really good.

Their pictures with us imposed

The next morning we had to be on the bus for the 12 hour day to take us to Milford Sound. first stop was in the little town of TeAnue for a quick break.

Sunrise- nice color!

The next morning we had to be on the bus for the 12 hour day to take us to Milford Sound. first stop was in the little town of TeAnue for a quick break.

Sunrise- nice color!

The next morning we had to be on the bus for the 12 hour day to take us to Milford Sound. first stop was in the little town of TeAnue for a quick break.

A lot of blooming flowers as we are here in the spring.

And another quick stop to see these birds. They like to get on top of the buses.

We also saw them in Rotura😊

And another quick stop to see these birds. They like to get on top of the buses.

Tulips! \240

And another quick stop to see these birds. They like to get on top of the buses.

One is the loneliest number :-)

The best waterfall

And we finally made it to Milford Sound where yet again we had to wait for our boat. It was really quite a disappointment. It was a fjord with high sides on both sides of the boat that were very tree lined. Saw just a few waterfalls and one lonely seal. It was so windy you could not go outside for more than a minute or so.

What most of it looked like

And we finally made it to Milford Sound where yet again we had to wait for our boat. It was really quite a disappointment. It was a fjord with high sides on both sides of the boat that were very tree lined. Saw just a few waterfalls and one lonely seal. It was so windy you could not go outside for more than a minute or so.

One is the loneliest number :-)

We had to drive 5 hours back 😞.

At our rest stop on the way back

We had to drive 5 hours back 😞.

And this one

Caught this sunset from the bus

We had to drive 5 hours back 😞.

And this one

And back to the hotel, laundry and to bed.

And now our final full day in Queenstown and New Zealand with a day to ourselves! \240We both worked out, had a late breakfast and took our time. We walked into town to look around, grab a beer and a snack and just admire the views. This city is stunning - it has all my favorite things - a lake surrounded by mountains and fir trees.

A kiwi statue of course - the only ones you could get pictures of

Local stout for me

Now that is a tasting with a view

Took the taxi back and had one final beer

A cut through alley

We took the water taxi across to a marina that had a shed like building that was a wine tasting room called wet jacket. Had a tasting of five wines and really only liked the Savion Blanc. But we had amazing views and got to watch the planes landing.

Chinese cherry blossoms were sprinkled around the country and we were here for the blooming time :-).

And back to the hotel, laundry and to bed.

And now our final full day in Queenstown and New Zealand with a day to ourselves! \240We both worked out, had a late breakfast and took our time. We walked into town to look around, grab a beer and a snack and just admire the views. This city is stunning - it has all my favorite things - a lake surrounded by mountains and fir trees.

Look how clear the water is!

A cut through alley

We took the water taxi across to a marina that had a shed like building that was a wine tasting room called wet jacket. Had a tasting of five wines and really only liked the Savion Blanc. But we had amazing views and got to watch the planes landing.

And a lager for Di

A landing

Now that is a tasting with a view

Took the taxi back and had one final beer

Determined to have a meat pie- Fergburger was the maker. It was yummy!

Wiped out it was back to the hotel to chill out and go to bed.

The 8th was our last day in New Zealand and we had flight so we went to the Kiwi bird sanctuary. As I had not had a chance to see a kiwi yet.

And we finally got to use our priority pass in the Queenstown airport.

And so we ended our visit to NZ. The country itself is beautiful and colder as you go south toward the arctic circle. They get a lot of rain, so it is a very green and lush country. We were here in the spring, so we got to see a lot of blooming flowers and trees, which was nice. They are very focused on sustainability, which was a nice thing to see everywhere you went. You could find a place to fill a water bottle as they strongly discourage anything plastic, the garbage cans everywhere were divided into multiple sections for recycling purposes and all straws were cardboard. \240Queenstown was absolutely my favorite just because of the sheer beauty of the surrounding areas. It was a nice change of scenery from the hot Texas weather, but a little chillier than our normal one week vacation outings, which is the amount of time we spent in this country.

All our hotels were a good size and all had bathtubs - bonus! \240The Rotura one was the only unacceptable room we had.

Sheep everywhere and lots of lambs dotted the very green grass.

Airport security here is much lax compared to the US. Once we were in New Zealand and flew from Rotorua to Queenstown ,we didn’t even had to go through security and no liquid limits.

Determined to have a meat pie- Fergburger was the maker. It was yummy!

Wiped out it was back to the hotel to chill out and go to bed.

The 8th was our last day in New Zealand and we had a later \240flight so we went to the Kiwi bird sanctuary. As I had not had a chance to see a kiwi yet. We got to see one or two, and they’re a little larger than I thought. They are nocturnal animals so they forced them into dark enclosures to make them easy for us to see. But no pictures were allowed. I did get a couple of a few of the other birds, but that was about it.

Loved these inside the Conservatory

Front

And ended our day at Cafe Brunetti for a little nibble.

The memorial

And a great view of the Melbourne skyline and skyscrapers

And my lunch - kangaroo steak. 😋😋😋 with some yummy potatoes. Diane had fish which she really enjoyed!

And finally, DeBortoli Winery, the second largest producer in Australia was the last stop. We had a private room for a wine and cheese pairing. We like their red wines here so we bought two bottles.

We walked around the Fitzroy Gardens and I took my sandals off and walked in the grass 😂.

The name says it all.

One of the many wild birds we saw

Yes - those are 🦘. Blow up the picture:).

Medhurst was our second stop which was a very small boutique winery with excellent wines - we bought 2 bottles.

And my Mick!

Basically like any outdoor market. Souvenirs, food and clothing.

In honor of Mexican heritage 😂

With the eternal flame

At the entrance with lots of vines behind us

That is a gigantic fig tree - not the kind you can eat though and are invasive in the country.

Local art on the ground

Yering Station was the third stop for a tasting and lunch. Another beautiful property with awesome views. A much larger producer we weren’t impressed with the wines but our lunch was excellent.

My pretty

The view - spectacular!

And rear of the property

And so stop one of our Australia tour comes to an end. On to Carnes (the R is silent) tomorrow and a visit to the Great Barrier Reef!

Immigration \240bridge

We went to the oldest pub in the city - 180 years old and had a half pint of their draft beer.

Lots of beautiful blooming flowers everywhere as it is spring.

Our menu

We had several different tour operators along the way and learned a few facts about the city and Australia. 1835 was when Melbourne was established. Once they became independent they announced they had gold which brought 1.2M immigrants over 30 years to the city. They are now about 6M people and constantly rate high on the list of best places to live for quality of life.

1901 was when the federation of Australia was established. They call them states now. \240Melbourne was the first capital of Australia as they were the richest. As time went on, they set themselves up as an athletic hub.

The opera house in Sydney once built helped drain people from Melbourne and it became more of the tourist area.

Kangaroos are only pregnant for 6 weeks. The Joey \240suckles on one teet that is high fat. When the next Joey comes along within a few weeks then that ones moves to another teet that is less fat. And they will keep doing that as long as there is plenty of food. If in a drought then they won’t get pregnant. So when food is plentiful the population gets out of control so they are killed for food.

On the 10th, we took the Melba highway through the Yarra Valley on a small group tour-6 of us using a tour company called Winetrekkers. The valley has 90 wineries and 200 wine growers. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are the primary varietals as well as as some Shiraz and Cab. As a valley they are having to rip out some of the Pinot Noir grapes because of the increasing heat and replacing them with more heat tolerant grapes. Boo….

First stop was Oakridge. Although a beautiful wine tasting room and property, the wines were pretty bland. As a bonus, we saw some kangaroos hopping in a line down the vines 😊. Tried a few whites and 2 reds. All of them were very light - the Baton Rouge was their only blend. The vines just started out of \240dormancy three weeks ago so nice viewing. Beautiful tasting room with giant windows overlooking the vineyards.

On AC DC (Acadeca) lane!

We arrived in Melbourne around dinner time to the Stamford Hotel which is smack in the middle of the downtown area (CBD). We opted for wine and room service largely as I was tired of being around people and this is a very large and busy city.

We went on a coach tour the next morning to get our bearings and visit a few sites. We stopped by the WW I memorial, St. Patrick’s cathedral, Queen Victoria Street outside Shopping area and the Fitzroy Gardens.

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

And these are what the arcades looked like

Our wine pourer Alex

Our group for lunch

Slightly different lane

And these!

Very crowded and mostly locals - old club style.

One of the last things I wanted to do was visit a rooftop bar so I found the Secret gem which was on the 8th floor of an apartment building.

And the tray they brought it on. I had a matcha tea with it.

That being done, Diane and I embarked on our own walking tour strolling through the lanes and the Rolling Arcade (shopping center). Walked along the river and crossed the immigration bridge. Like America, they were originally a British Colony but they are still British ruled but are a country of immigrants.

Goofing around.

We ended our tour for the day with a high tea at the Vibe Hotel - lots of yummy snacks for lunch.

The tasting room

Fun - design your own coaster and leave it :-)

Slept in on Monday and then off to the reef we went!

Octoberfest Hemingway

Arrived and checked into our hotel the Pullman International. Really pretty hotel and we have a room with a balcony. As with all our hotels had a bathtub! We checked in and since the weather was amazing we took off for a stroll down the esplanade. Had lunch first at Hemingways- \240pizza and beer. Walked down to the lagoon and then across to Coral Sea. Headed back to the hotel and to a group dinner at Dundees. Had an Australian steak that was yummy….

Street art

At the lagoon

There is no beach here to get into the water because of the salt water crocodiles. Bummer. But they do have a great dockside to walk down.

Coral sea view - small cozy local place

Me snorkeling on the great barrier reef.

Part of our Globus group

Looking back at the city

Snorkeling over the great barrier reef was extremely beautiful. We saw a sea turtle and about 50 different kinds of fish. Some were even like neon colored and anywhere from 2 inches to probably 10 inches long. Saw a needle fish, Clown fish, and many that I would never be able to name. It was like being in the finding Nemo movie. Stayed in the water for over an hour. According to everyone on our crew, we had the best day!

And back to land we go. Diane and I showered and headed out to dinner at a fancy place called Salt House. Had the fish of the day called Barrimundo, potatoes and bread. Also \240a waitress from Arizona.

Tuesday found us wandering around town as our plane tour over the reef got canceled due to weather. Hit up a few galleries and happy hour at a local place called RattleNHum Bar And Grill. Split a fairly decent smash burger.

From the top of the platform

Took 90 minutes to get to the outer reef so was glad that we had a very comfortable catamaran for the trek out there

Fitzroy island - we did not go here but it is a place you can go to and snorkel off the beach

This is the platform we docked on to see the reef

Of course we are in it for the snorkeling

Just 4 of us on the plane

You have to wear your life jacket

Prawn Star 😂

As we watch the sun go down over the clouds, We got to see the “flying foxes”. That is their name for the mega bats flying around. They are huge bats.

And just like that it is our last day here. Beautiful morning so we went up on the plane flight!

And off to Sydney we go.

And off to Sydney we go.

Babylon restaurant

One of the staircases

Sky needle

Mmm. Cheese

A picture of how they light it for different events.

Our first picture of the harbor bridge

They had 220 Entries for the design and he won! \24016 years to build and he resigned because they were not paying him because they wanted a budget cut. joke was on the city because they had to call him back to fix things. His son actually came back to do the work because at that point he was 80 years old and never got to see the completed house in person. The Opera House was built almost exclusively by lottery ticket sales.

Inside the main hall - fascinating! \240It took only one birch tree to make that entire ceiling and sides. The chairs are another type of wood and everything was designed for the acoustics. When the orchestra plays, there is no amplification it is all just natural. It seats 2700 people.

\240 View from the botanical gardens

It is spectacular from anywhere you see it. This is from a bridge.

This is the second stage that we viewed, and the stage is quite small so changing sets for them is very difficult. They were playing the original my fair lady in the theater when we were there.

Meh.

And \240back to the swisotel hotel where we were staying. It was an odd set up because we had to go from the elevator to the lobby then cross the very busy lobby to another set of elevators to take upstairs to the room. The room was small, but had our best bathroom yet and we did have a corner room so we did have good views of the skyscrapers. The staff here were the least friendly of anywhere.

Skyline

From there we took a ride over to \240Manly \240Beach and returned on the ferry. It was extremely rainy, so besides lunch at a Chinese restaurant We didn’t do much.

From our hotel

Day two was a good tour, considering the rain. We did a quick walk, catching some of the sites and then taking us around the city and to the Opera House.

Looking down the promenade

View the other way

Australian Hotel was the second stop. Had men’s portion and ladies parlour as women did not drink in the pubs for many years. And a fun picture called Bruce - ask about it :-). We did go back there for a good pizza.

Some people think this beach is more beautiful than Bondi Beach, but I will never agree with that.

Was quiet until a spontaneous group of youngsters decided to do piano karaoke. Of course, we sang along.

And finally our last stop was Nelson’s Pub - the oldest one.

Took 10 pictures to get a good one of those cockatoo- right before this picture he blew up his yellow because he was pissed at another bird.

Following our tour, we took a quick break and then went on the Rocks Pub Tour with Dave’s pub tours and our guide named Scott.The rocks is the oldest part of Sydney and the city itself was \240built by convicts. Once they served their sentence, they could have a piece of land and start a business and build a home. Some did well and others didn’t. But either way, this is where many of them lived, and it was a scruffy part of the city until they revitalized it about 20 years ago. They have some historical pubs. It was disheartening to hear that they actually had to tear down the city because it was infected with bubonic plague, but they built \240back part of it in preparation for the Olympics in 2000.

Our first stop was Harts Pub - \240it was not be very exiting. Had their red ale which was better than Diane’s lager.

Not as coveted job - given instead of lashes if one wanted it.

The globus group peeps that were younger than us.

Australian Hotel was the second stop. Had men’s portion and ladies parlour as women did not drink in the pubs for many years. And a fun picture called Bruce - ask about it :-). We did go back there for a good pizza.

And a Tasmanian devil!

Was quiet until a spontaneous group of youngsters decided to do piano karaoke. Of course, we sang along.

And finally our last stop was Nelson’s Pub - the oldest one.

Our third stop was the Hero of Waterloo.

Wallaby.

And my favorite wild animal.

Morrisons \240for Kilpatric oysters.

Blue fairy Wrenn :-)

perfect example of the sandstone

And a kangaroo taking a nap. No he is not dead.🤣

Kangaroo

I had this beer and it was yummy.

Things I learned on our pub tour. They did not have prohibition but they had a temperance period and so bars closed at 6. It lasted for 50 years so everybody got off at work at 5 o’clock and had one hour to drink. This caused the men to just pee where they were \240standing as they did not want to leave the bar so they would just urinate straight down - kind of gross. Hence the straw on the floor. Eventually, they just started tiling the front of the bar and also put a trench. That way they could just wash down the urine - to bad they did not have depends 🤣

What a full day!

So the next day someone recommended that we go to the sculpture garden on Bondi Beach. Diane and I figured out the bus system and took the bus 333 down and back. \240I had already had it in me to go there \240so having sculptures from all over the world there for the next few weeks was incredible. We went on the first day as it was not crowded.I was so taken aback by the beach itself with all of the sandstone rock - it was stunningly beautiful. It was absolutely breathtaking with the blue blue waters and the sculptures using the beach and the sea as a backdrop was cool! \240The water was rough and not something you go into but saw several brave surfers.

The end of our tour and our signal to grab some lunch before heading back to our part of town. Bonus they had a Mexican restaurant with Herradura margaritas \240

About this time, we got notification that our flight was delayed for one and a half days. So what are two girls going to do? We decided that we would go to \240the zoo, which was incredible as you had the Sydney Harbour backdrop and many unique \240animals.

Mama and her baby

And the first time I saw a red panda