Eventually leaving Brisbane for good I took the coach to Noosa this morning. Getting out of the bus I was standing next to Suzi (the girl I met on the way to Nimbin) all of a sudden. Was really happy to see her again cuz we had a good time in Nimbin. We checked in at Noosa YHA which is situated in a building dating back to the 19th century. There were no power outlets in the room but it was a lively place with lots of relaxed people. I saw Alex again who I have met in Byron Bay and in Brisbane, I saw Laura who I have met in Surfers etc.
Suzi and I looked around the city and walked around some hours until we were sick of the rain. In the evening there was a meet and greet at the YHA. I haven’t seen that in any hostel I’ve been before. We figured they wanted to sell some tours but as it turned out they just explained the rules and we introduced ourselves over a complimentary glass of wine. I really liked that place and the people I’ve met.
The next day Suzi and I took the free shuttle to Australia Zoo. I wanted to visit the zoo from Brisbane but they didn’t offer free transportation back then. Of course I forgot to mention my YHA membership and so I got charged the full price. N1.
Anyway, the park was not as big as I thought and you could walk from one end to the other in about 35 minutes. Stopping to look at the animals and attending the shows the park took us about 5.5 hours to complete.
I was really excited to see the Australian animals because you usually don’t see them in the zoos back home. Petting the koalas and hand-feeding the kangaroos and wallabies was an amazing experience but then I have always been fond of animals. I have also heard some negative comments on the zoo that I wouldn’t be worth it but I just thought it was great and I would recommend the zoo to anyone. Crickey!!
Cassowary, Suzi's fav
Echidna, a egg laying mamal
Red Kangaroo
Tazmanian Devil
The National Park is recommended by Lonely Planet so I though I should check it out. It was well worth it. Apparently there were a couple of koalas sitting in a tree near the entrance but I missed them.
It was quite a long walk (around 8km) along the coast and thru the forrest and apart from a tiny lizard and a sea turtle that I saw from up the cliffs there weren’t many animals.
It was a very thick forrest and just few light beams touched the ground so that the track was quite muddy and wet. Next time I go on such a walk I will definitely not wear my thongs ;-)
Not much more to say, I let the pics do the talking.
Alexandria Bay
Hell's Gate, thats where I saw the turtle
subtropical rainforest in Noosa National Park
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