Tourist-ing Week 2

Week 2 was great. Full of semi-local fun here in Brisbane. Monday was spent at Springbrook National Park on the Gold Coast. We did a beautiful hike through some rainforest and waterfalls. Jackson did a great job and walked almost the whole way. As we ate lunch afterwards I was nearly eaten by a wild turkey, and I never exaggerate.

 

Tuesday Jamie and I went into the city and did some souvenir shopping. Luckily the Queen Street Mall is a pretty cool place to shop…as you can see by the photos provided. It’s not everyday you see a woman wearing a balloon skirt.

Wednesday was awesome. It probably deserves it’s own post, but oh well. We drove up to Australia Zoo, which is Steve Irwin’s zoo. We saw all kinds of cool animals. We also got to watch the crocodile show, pet kangaroos and koalas, and feed an elephant. Jackson loved the croc show. He also almost fed the elephant. He chickened out just as the elephant was trying to take the food. He still thought it was really cool though. We were there all day, and still didn’t fit it all in. Good times. 

     

 

Thursday was another busy day. We left around 7am and drove to Surfers Paradise. We spent the morning at the beach swimming and playing in the sand, followed by a buffet breakfast. Perfect. We then went to Burleigh Heads and did a small hike around the head, along the water. It was beautiful. On the way home we stopped at some outlet stores for some last minute souvenirs, and had lunch at Yatala Pies. Meat pies are a staple here in Australia and Jamie couldn’t go without having one. We spent the evening in Manly, enjoying the ocean and  beautiful surroundings. We were all very tired.

    

Friday was a sad day for us. We had to take Jamie to the airport and send her home. Okay, so I was sad, Jackson was just happy to see so many airplanes. :) We had a great time entertaining our first visitor, and hopefully these posts have inspired someone else to come over. We’d love to have you! We miss you James!