I stole a kangaroo!

ok not really...but i wish i did! This morning we got up to leave surfer's paradise at 8:30 to head to The Australia Zoo! I was so so excited on the way there i could hardly wait! Once we got off the bus and into the park there was a huge gold tribute statue to Steve Irwin! It was awesome! First, we went to the crocodile show where we got to see a bunch of birds and snakes and crocodile do weird trained things that always kind of creep me out! After the Crocodile show we went to see the tasmanian devil but it is apparently a nocturnal creature...so we went to go and see the dingoes! After the dingoes we stared at and photographed the koalas for nearly 45 minutes! There was a little baby koala attached to a mama koala and we could probably make this koala a family photo album just from the 45 minutes because we caught it from every angle and we have pictures of it eating and pooping and climbing and just about everything koalas do! After we said goodbye to our koala friend we went to see the kangaroos! Their cage was just a big open field that allowed you to feed the kangaroos and loved the kangaroos it was soooooo fun! We have pictures of everything we did with the kangaroos and i decided that i would really like to lay down to snuggle with one so i did and it loved it...or at least it didn't get up and run away! Courtney Jessica and our new friend Kim did the same lay down pose with the kangaroo! the best part was when Courtney was feeding one and it reached up and held her hand! Around 2 we went to have our pictures taken holding a koala! The one i got a picture with was name kramer, and while the lady was explaining how to hold it she told me its just like a baby with claws, and it kinda was! he smelled funny and in my picture with it i am so excited i am cheesing so hard you can see all my teeth and gums! After our photo op we went to see the tigers in the tiger temple! They were precious and there were two people in their cage with them, one guy playing with them on the land with what looked like an enormous cat toy, and the girl was up to her neck in the pool with a fishing rod type toy with empty milk jugs fastened to the end! After the tigers we fed some elephants and i got elephant snot all over my hand-it was great! We went back to see our kangaroo friends for a little while and i really really wanted to take one with me! We also saw other animals like the comoto dragon, some pigs and otters, sheep....they weren't as cool as the ones we got to touch, but they were still cute! After the zoo we got back on the bus to go to our hotel in Brisbane where we are staying for one night because it is close to the airport we are leaving out of in the morning! Tomorrow morning we will be on our way to Cairnes (pronounced like cans) to see the rain forest and the great barrier reef and the outback! I have been looking for a sweatshirt all trip and i finally found one in a little souvenir shop on my way home from dinner. In Australia they call a sweatshirt a jumper! Only a few more days of my adventure-i can't believe its flying by so fast! i will be home before i know it! I miss you all!
LOVE and LIOB!
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