It was only an hour flight from Sydney to Melbourne but because of all the madness the night before, I was not exactly prime. Jenny went to Torquay for NYE and wasn’t back yet so I booked in at a hostel. In Melbourne, there were ads, even in Sydney for this huge rage called “White Light” or something along those lines. Every imagine what a 14 bed, co-ed hostel looks like the day after New Years? Never mind, let me show you…
Jenny was horrified. I settled into my hostel when Jenny called saying she was back from Torquay a bit early. We checked out a bar on top of a Thai restaurant called Cookie. The top deck is like a huge lawn, complete with deck chairs and giant dice to sit on. That screen is for movies. Recommended.
AVATAR
The next day, Jenny took me to see Avatar. She got free tickets from the Oxfam walk she is doing. It just came out in theaters and her dad wouldn’t stop talking about it. Our verdict? Longgggg. Now I’m going to get a bunch of hate comments. Whatever, bring them on.
Healesveale Sanctuary
We took in the Healesveale Sanctuary to see some Kangaroos and Koalas — when in Rome and all that.
Emu- these things make such a weird noise
Kangaroo! We fed him sweet potatoes.
They’re pretty lazy. And everywhere.
Baby croc. They have super soft skin. Which is probably why we make them into bags and shoes…:(
Common brown snake. One of the top 10 poisonous snakes in the world.
My first encounter with GIANT pelicans. They are roam free around the zoo.
Toddler to scale
Animal hospital doing surgery on a bird
Let’s now enter into a different pace, shall we?
Yarra Valley Wineries
Jenny took me wine tasting through the Yarra Valley Wine Region which is well known in Australia for producing some of the best wines, alongside of Adelaide (South Australia) and Margaret River (Western Australia).
I was introduced to some Australian music, including Aussie Hip Hop! Haha, definitely not the same as the US. Have a listen.
