Bundaberg

Heading south to Bundaberg and the famous Bundaberg Distillary. We booked a tour for the afternoon to check out the place where Bundy is made. I know this is a favorite for mum so this is for you ma. How they make the actual rum is a great secret but you get to see the factory and where they start and finish the process. It all starts with the sugar cane and turning that into molasses which eventually is distiller into rum then ends with bottling and shipping to the rum lovers. There are so many versions of this rum now that they even have a rum that is made for bourbon lovers and tastes very nice. Of course after all of the free tastings yours truly , John, had to buy a bottle for him and for mum. They taught you the Bundy word for something good is " Hizzah" and the word for not so good is " poppycock" so of course these words were said many times throughout the afternoon. Anyway, a fun time was had by all.

The one that I'm holding is your bottle mum. After this tour we found a fabulous free camp again not too far out of town. It was lush and green and very comfy.

Off to the next adventure Talkies soon X Son N John

Australia Zoo - Beerwah

I have long wanted to see the home of the Crocodile Man, Steve Irwin. And what a fantastic place it is. We stayed a few is away at a caravan park that was originally for the market garden workers but is now open to the public. It was very neat and grassy and just a few minutes from the zoo. I was so excited to finally be there and we were there waiting for it to open the next day. After what seemed like ages, we were in and it is truly a beautiful place. It is not like your usual zoo where you can't ever touch or get up close to the animals. As soon as you walked in about 20 steps there were all sorts of lovely animals to get up close to. A koala, a macaw, a turtle, a crocodile (about 2 foot long) and then every so often there were other animals to see. The school holidays were on and there were hundreds of people but not once during the day did we feel crowded. Everything is spread out on a huge green and shady, grassy land mass, that you are usually on your own most times. The food bars were also spread out and you could have a meal at a very reasonable price (which we did). Drinks were a bit overpriced though at $4 a can or bottle but there were plenty of free water fountains so we just topped up the water bottle through the day. The crocoseum was awesome with a wonderful show put on and I could just imagine Steve having so much fun doing the show there. The animal enclosures were immaculate and it is very clear that the animals have the very best homes. We were amazed and thoroughly enjoyed the day. Hope you enjoy the pictures. We can't recommend this zoo highly enough. It is a credit to Teri Irwin and the family and everyone who works there which is a huge amount of people both employees and volunteers. Enjoy!!

What a day. Well worth it and one of the highlights of the trip so far Talkies soon Xx Son n John