Me and my friend

Normally I hate zoos, but the Koala Sanctuary sounded interesting, so I went to check it out. As advertised, there were tons of Koalas, most crowded into small cages, like a zoo. And yes, I coughed up the 14 Australian Dollars to hold one. There were also cages of Tasmanian devils, wombats, and dingoes, but since these animals are nocturnal, there weren't doing much. The best feature was the kangaroo habitat, which you could go into. The kangaroos are totally tame, so you can feed and pet them. I had a whole mob (that's what you call a group of kangaroos) to myself, until a mob of Japanese tourists came in. The place was packed with them. While the Japanese watched, the dominant male decided it was mating time.

Then I tried to find dinner on Queen Street again. There are a bunch of malls with food courts right off the street, but they all close down at 5. The upshot is I got a pasta dinner for 3 Aussie Dollars. Unfortunately, it was disgusting. I made the third revision to my itinerary. I'm going to skip Surfer's Paradise, since it's currently packed with "schoolies," short for "school leavers," kids who have just finished high school. There isn't much to see there anyway. I decided to check out a few places off the beaten track instead.