Australian Zoo!

Wow… wow… wow!!!

All I am going to say, is that!!  We have had an amazing time traveling and meeting the most wonderful people but today was the highlight of the whole trip! We went to the Australian Zoo! What an incredible place and Holly was like a little kid.  We had no idea what was planned for us, and we thought we would just go through the zoo on our own, checking it out and paying tribute to the late Steve Irwin… but no. We had a whole behind the scenes, VIP tour planned for us. 

We were met by Hannah who was ready with her golf buggy and off we went.  Both Holly and I are massive Steve Irwin fans, and I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news that he had passed away.  We didn't know the story as to how he became involved with the Australian zoo, but we found out it was his parents and it started on 4 acres and he and Terri bought it and expanded and expanded it to what it is now, which is an incredible place for animals and wildlife.  You can see the passion that the whole family had for nature and animals and as we were escorted from different places you could feel the energy.  

You could sense that the animals were happy and free.  Even the birds that were in the demonstration were flying around the zoo… it was funny to see the keepers trying to call them in and they were not playing ball… they wanted to fly and be free for a while and so thats what they did! 

We got to feed so many animals but the highlight for Holly was when she got to hold a Koala… when I asked her to come to australia with me, she said… "Only if I get to hold a Koala" and today was the day! And she was overwhelmed with emotion.  For me… was holding the 17 kilo python…. well I never really held it… Holly had the head, I felt safe with the tail but even so it was a big deal for me. 

What an amazing place, and we had a great time.  The passion for the animals really came through and you can see how Steve wanted the whole place to be a place for everyone to learn about nature and wildlife.  Holly and I both commented on how wonderful that you can see this clearly.  Its amazing when you experience the passion that others have.  So lets think about it. What are you passionate about?  Are you doing enough to bring that passion out?  Could you do more?

When you find your passion its incredible how you bring it in to your life. Feel what you are passionate about with every cell of your body and go with it and believe that you can achieve anything! 

Sending lots of love from Cairns where we have just arrived, tired and still smelling of Koala but blissfully happy!

With love

Lisa xx