Lone Pine Koala Sancuary

We made the trek to Lone Pine this weekend to see some native Australian wild life. I mean, c'mon, I haven't even seen a kangaroo yet and I have been here over two months.

It is really a snap to get to. It sits about a half an hour bus ride south of the CBD, right on the bank of the Brisbane River near Queensland University.

They care for about 230 koalas and a plethora of other native animals. Tropical birds, emus, crocs, snakes, bats and dingos. They have a big reptile and venemous snak was display which was very informative as most of them are common in Queensland.

Mariana got to hold a koala which was quite an ordeal. They (koalas) seem very slow but tempermental and they have to be coaxed into your hands with food and at their pace. A couple of times we had to take a break and try again. They said to be very still as the koala thinks you are a tree which leads me to believe that they are not very smart.

As I sat petting a kangaroo it finally occured to me that we are truly in Australia.