So, today was pretty great!
Our Aussie friend Beth is up in Sydney, enjoying watching the Brits getting an absolute pounding on the cricket ground, so we arranged to meet up with her at Darling Harbour, for breakfast. Oh, darling, how very civilised! We went to the Guylian Chocolate cafe for a spot to eat.
(Cut to scene where I literally dive into a chocolate fountain and live happily ever after).
Ok, so not quite, but not far off. The girls, Nathan and I ordered pancakes with banana, strawberry and Guylian chocolate sauce with chocolate shavings.
(Cut to scene where I metaphorically dive into fruit, chocolate, pancake heaven and live happily every after).
Actually, that's pretty close to the truth. It was the most heavenly breakfast I have ever eaten in my life. People stopped and stared as I closed my eyes and lifted each sumptuous bite up to my eager mouth in slow motion. Guylian could do worse than employing me to advertise their product. I wouldn't expect any money. I would be quite happy to be paid in chocolate. It is a sacrifice I would be prepared to make.
This was accompanied by freshly squeezed chocolate, whoops, I mean orange juice, and a lovely catch up with Beth about our adventures to date. We even managed to wangle an invite to Tathra in the Easter Holiday. We finished our chocolate feast with a coffee, (accompanied, of course, by a Guylian chocolate).
( I have just noticed that by arranging our Easter holiday, we were actually discussing a chocolate related holiday).
After this chocolatey encounter, we waved good bye to Beth and headed off to Sydney Zoo and Aquarium. Both were brilliant! Our favourite part of the day was observing Rex, the biggest crocodile in captivity. He is over 5 metres long and weighs over 700 kilos. He likes to eat raw chickens. And he didn't seem to mind that they still had their head and feet intact. The feathers didn't seem to bother him either. As I watched Rex wade from one side of his enclosure to the other, I felt sorry for him in his isolation. He had no mate. However, we soon leant that the zoo had introduced two female crocodiles in the past and he had killed them both. He is a grumpy crocodile and clearly prefers his bachelor status. He will live out the rest of his life alone - eating raw chickens 3 times a week. It's not quite chocolate pancakes is it?
The wallabies, kangaroos and koalas were, of course, cute. The Tasmanian devils were pretty placid - no growling or snarling. The snakes, lizards and spiders were fascinating. Here comes an interesting Aussie fact - 90% of Australia's reptiles are only found in Australia! I wonder if they will release interesting reptile stamps for my interesting Philatelist!
We saw a family of Thomas Macaronis ( that's duck billed platypus for those of you who aren't in the know). Very cute but smaller than I expected - 45cm long fully grown.
Last but not least, I thank all of you who had everything crossed. Our application was approved so we are no longer going to be homeless.
Yippee!!!
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