On Saturday December 20th we headed down under and flew to Brisbane Australia. First stop was the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. I couldn't wait to get my hands on a koala bear! They also had kangaroos that we could feed, and the most beautiful tropical birds I've ever seen - the lorakeets. I must have taken a hundred pictures of the birds and the koalas and roos. They were so darn cute!
Can you believe the colors on these birds?
Ok I got a little carried away with the koala pictures.
Koala bears sleep around 20 hours a day!!! They look so cute when they are sleeping, and it amazes me they can sleep in the most uncomfortable looking positions in the trees!
Nighty-night!
What are you staring at?
This little guy kept posing for the cameras.....
Sweet dreams!!!
Koala bears don't drink very much water, because they get plenty of water from all the eucalyptus leaves they eat each day.
The kangaroos were fun to feed, although they were very lazy!
Here we see Kasey with her new friend. Notice the straight hair! (Kasey's, not the kangaroos!) We LOVED the dry air in Australia and every day was a good hair day! :)
We never saw any babies in the pouches
This kangaroo reminded us of Sugar-very laid back
When Wesley quit chasing the wallaby it decided to make friends
Believe it or not, the koala did not want to go to Kasey or to me either. They had to call in a replacement! ha!
This koala bear was digging his claws into my shoulder and making me nervous!
Wesley is all smiles in this photo - that is, until the koala pooped on him!