Sydney 1/19

After our personal tour guide; The Kruetz Crew took us through LA, we boarded a plane for Sydney Australia. 14 hours and 7,500 miles later we arrived to the "Land Down Under"!

We promptly caught a shuttle to our lovely hostel (Bounce). A very modern and chic place. and started our day scoping out maps for cool places and things to see. We decided to hop a light rail and head down town to see Darling Harbor and the Wild Life Center. While downtown we quickly came to the realization that "waiting in line" in Alaska is an understatement and beer is far to expensive…..so we waited and drank anyway!

The Wild Life Center was filled with Australian school children on summer break (wooohoooo!), spiders, beetles, butterfly, reptile, and bird exhibits. The center also featured koalas, nocturnal animals, kangaroos, crocodiles, and rodents. We learned about the worlds deadliest creatures; of which almost all of them belong to the beautiful country of Australia! The most interesting "deadliest animal" was the Cassowary. A flightless bird smaller then an ostrich but as deadly as a raptor! The Cassowary is the king of rainforest birds. It has huge clawed feet, a huge beak, and a crest atop its head, almost like skull helmet. It defends itself by jumping in the air and attacking its prey with its feet. Instinctualy it goes for the abdomen and tears into its victims! God I hope we don't cross paths. The locals here don't offer much advise on how to handle a Cassowary ….they only said if you run into one i hope you survive!


After the city we enjoyed some more beers at the "Winking Lizard Bar"; could this name be the Australian version of the one eyed snake? The hostel had a roof top look out of the city. Beautiful and surprisingly peaceful. Hard to believe when the city of Sydney has 6 million people.