To Sydney

Today we flew from Cairns to Sydney. The hotel is awesome! First we went to the botanical gardens. We saw a possum with its baby on its back. We saw cockatoos, bats, and kookaburras, we also heard them. Then we went back to the hotel and went in the pool but it was too cold for mother.

Weather: Cool, windy and partially cloudy – around 68 degrees F

Pam/Mom says:

It was sort of sad to leave our little tropical paradise. The setting was so relaxing. When we got to the Marriott - we checked out the Executive Lounge where we watched the "Melbourne Cup" which is a horse race similar to the Kentucky Derby. They say Australia comes to a standstill for those 4 minutes. It was very exciting and came down to a photo finish. The Botanical Gardens are huge and we saw quite a bit of bird life. The fruit bats aka flying foxes are just gross & there so many. The cockatoos remind of sheep - they graze in small herds. We saw some magpies attack some other tourists. They're quite nasty and people actually wear these hats with pipe cleaners, etc. sticking out so the magpies can't attack their head/face. We walked to Mrs. Macquarie's Point to see a beautiful view of the Opera House & Bridge. We also saw the Wollemi Pine. A recently discovered ancient pine in the Blue Mountains. There was also a beautiful purple tree, a jacaranda, which smells wonderful.