Noosa

We had a weekend off - yay! We went to Noosa, where Karen and I got engaged 15 years ago - yay! It POURED rain all weekend - boo! But we still had fun... The national park there was great for a run, even in the rain, and we went to Steve Irwin's Australian Zoo where the girls got to hold a Tasmanian Devil, Koala, and spent some time in the wombat enclosure (as a guest, not an exhibit) learning about and petting the animals while they ate. It was a very cool zoo - lots of contact with the animals and demonstrations (including the crocodile's 'death roll' which was impressive - gets the animal it's attacking off its feet so it can take it to the bottom and drown it). There is also an exhibit of Australian snakes including the four deadliest (the one with the most deadly venom, the 'Fierce snake' is below - though it has a small mouth so it doesn't usually kill humans - only maim them). We also went to the 'world famous' Eumundi markets (basically a large flea market in the pouring rain, but with better food options - Karen shopped and the girls and I ate).