It rained quite hard during the night. By the morning the rain had stopped, but the temperature had dropped about 10 degrees from yesterday morning.
Our host, Phil, told us that there were kangaroos that frequently visited his 15 acres, so I went for a short walk. No luck with the kangaroos, but I heard some lovely birds and saw some beautiful flowers. Calla Lilies grow wild along here; very beautiful.
We spent most of the day at the Adelaide Zoo. It's been around for over 150 years and has some interesting exhibits. The highlight features a pair of Giant Pandas. The economics are interesting. The pair is on loan from China. The cost is 10 million dollars for 10 years!!! If they breed successfully the babies belong to China. Breeding pandas is not easy. The female is in heat only 2 days a year, so there aren't a lot of romantic evenings where Wang Wang is going to get lucky.
The zoo isn't very large, but what they do have is very well presented.
The feature I liked best is that they divide the zoo into six regions, and there are guides for each region that take you around, point out the various animals, and provide a lot of information. You learn a lot from their expertise. Great idea.
The weather was kind to us. There were only a couple of brief showers, but it was cool and windy.
Our evening had a bit of excitement when the power went out at about 5. We cooked over a Coleman type stove, ate by candle light and kept warm sitting in front of a real wood burning fireplace.
Very charming.
Another lovely experience in Australia.
Ralf
Our host, Phil, told us that there were kangaroos that frequently visited his 15 acres, so I went for a short walk. No luck with the kangaroos, but I heard some lovely birds and saw some beautiful flowers. Calla Lilies grow wild along here; very beautiful.
We spent most of the day at the Adelaide Zoo. It's been around for over 150 years and has some interesting exhibits. The highlight features a pair of Giant Pandas. The economics are interesting. The pair is on loan from China. The cost is 10 million dollars for 10 years!!! If they breed successfully the babies belong to China. Breeding pandas is not easy. The female is in heat only 2 days a year, so there aren't a lot of romantic evenings where Wang Wang is going to get lucky.
The zoo isn't very large, but what they do have is very well presented.
The feature I liked best is that they divide the zoo into six regions, and there are guides for each region that take you around, point out the various animals, and provide a lot of information. You learn a lot from their expertise. Great idea.
The weather was kind to us. There were only a couple of brief showers, but it was cool and windy.
Our evening had a bit of excitement when the power went out at about 5. We cooked over a Coleman type stove, ate by candle light and kept warm sitting in front of a real wood burning fireplace.
Very charming.
Another lovely experience in Australia.
Ralf
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