25-26 July

As soon as we got the opportunity, we took our new car out for our first adventure to try out the rooftop tent. It worked wonders! Super easy and quick to pop up and our sleeping arrangements for the night was secured in less than 5 minutes. We drove up to Bribie Island, which is a little bit south of Sunshine Coast and camped there for the night. We had bought a two person sleeping bag which was perfect. I wasn’t cold at all, even if it is winter now and not too many degrees during the night.

The day after was spent at the Australia Zoo in Beerwah, about an hour from our camping spot at Bongaree. Such a lovely zoo!

We first had breakfast at Alkemist Café, right around the corner from us. This was probably the best thing I ever had there so far.

Our Nissan is ready to go: It is so dark here (kinda reminds me of the US), so when it is a clear sky, you always see tons of stars.

Then we came to Australia zoo: Aldabra tortoise. Baby koala. Cassowary. Tasmanian devil. Robert Irwin going in his dad’s footsteps. The show was both birds and Bluey, the crocodile. We got a lesson in what to do if we get bitten by a snake and what to think about when being close to water.

If bitten by a snake: stay calm, bind the limb you were bitten on from the bite and up and get to a hospital or get help to you.

If you are close to water, especially fresh and murky water, where you can’t see anything, stay at least 4-5m away from the water and if you’re fishing, stay behind a tree, because salties (saltwater crocodiles also live in freshwater, don’t be fooled) are quick! They can also hold their breaths for up to 7 hours, so waiting 30-60min by the water before going in won’t help. They can also swim under the surface without making any ripples. Quokka. Very curious lemurs coming very close to us. Southern white rhinos. Giraffes, southern white rhinos, and meerkats. My favorite meerkat ❤️. There is a cheetah in this picture above. I did not see it when I took the picture, haha. Wombat.