Coach waiting at 09.00 to whisk us to Brisbane. Journey time about 2.5hrs (135km).
A couple of stops en route. The first at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Really a small zoo for indigenous animals, marsupials, birds and reptiles. Apx 170 very sleepy koalas,
plus opportunity to see wombats, kangaroos, dingos, platypuses, birds by the dozen etc,
Dingo 
Sleeping Wombat 
Duck billed platypus (honest) 
Laughing Kookeburra
in addition to Tasmanian Devils, but, the little devils wouldn’t emerge from their hidey holes. Spent about 90mins here before journeying on to Mount Cool-Tha Summit Lookout. The Aboriginal “Cool-Tha” translates as “place of honey” the honey made in the area by a species of stingless bee – we need them in the UK!
Fantastic views over Brisbane in it’s spread-out entirety.
It used to be the largest city (in area) in the world, but now it ranks seventh.
On further in to Brisbane city, but before arriving at the Novotel Brisbane, our driver, Michael, gave us a comprehensive tour of the city centre.
Out for some food later, found a sort of pub – full of locals, so thought, this can’t be too bad – and it wasn’t!
Back to do this blog and chill!
Roll on free day in the city tomorrow!
M & A in Oz 
Day off needed perhaps?
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