Adventure Day!!!

At this point in time the rain is no surprise. But luckily it slowed enough for groups to adventure out into Sydney and have a blast. One group took two ferries and a bus ride to get to the Taronga Zoo. The park had was built on the side of a hill and had a ski lift that took you to the top of the hill. On the way up we went over the park seeing animals as well as the cityscape in the horizon. We had so much fun. There were lions, and tigers, and yes there was a bear but he was lazy and sleeping in a corner. The zoo had a large number of baby animals. There were three baby elephants who were very active and a product of the zoo's conservation efforts. We also saw a baby pigmy hippo (so he was mini) and a baby giraffe. Those that were not interested in attending the zoo went on their own adventure into downtown Sydney. They went by the opera house and to the botanic gardens. There thousands of bats sleeping in trees screaming at each other for territory. The two groups met back together and went on a guided bus tour of Sydney. We learned about the wharves, the political buildings, the statues, and Sydney's red light district. For dinner we went to the Star City casino for an all you can eat buffet-which was AMAZING. Then after a long day we traveled back home (it took like 2 hours) but the entire time we played word puzzles and had a blast.