after we leaving a little before lunch, we arrived in Mosman with just under 3hrs to spare…we caught a ferry to Circular Quay and wandered around to the Opera House…
squiggle was worried we hadn’t booked a hotel…
we arrived back at the Taronga Zoo Wharf and parked in the zoo’s multi storey – we told squiggle the “hotel” was nearby
we wandered down to the zoo gates just before 6:15pm and then she figured out the surprise, she was excited!
once all the guests had arrived (30 or so) we walked down to the camp site…we were allocated tent #13 Chimpanzee…
we all met in the main tent and had nibblies and the program explained before we got to meet some animals – a childrens python, spiky leaf insect, a blue tongue lizard and a speedy tortoise…
we all then walked down to have dinner at The View Restaurant, stopping at the Asian elephant enclosure on the way…he was throwing dirt over himself then threw a small branch at the group!
after dinner we had a night walk, stopping at various enclosures to hear more about the animals we were looking at – sun bears (Mary & Mr Hobbs), Sumatran tigers, lion (lazy!), Fennec foxes (speedy Gonzales), dhole, Malayan Tapir (70% blind), Himalyan Tahr
back to the main tent for dessert (caramel slice) then bed…
just before we went to sleep we could hear the snow leopard roaring
Monday we were up at 6am for shower and breakfast…then it was off on our morning walk – we waited for everyone near the meerkats before we got to feed the giraffes while we were in their enclosure
after a slight miscalculated detour by one of our hosts (walked in circles around the zoo), we visited the Australian nocturnal animals and got to see four of them up close – phascogale, black-footed tree rat (Mr P), yellow belly glider and six feathertail gilders (they are so tiny!)
our experience finished at the Education Centre where we met Pepper the koala, Atticus the ringtail possum and Autumn the quokka…
we spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon at the zoo – we watched the elephants including one who went for a swim, the seal show, the penguins (Mr Munroe) and finished off by touring the lemur forest adventure…it was quite a hot day (33) and we were glad to sit in the car…
we were home by 5pm…
Tuesday I walked Hodge then rode to work…it was very windy!
got swooped by the same magpie as last week but he was nowhere near as aggressive
the stats:
start temp/humidity: 13.9/66% (apparent temp 13.4)
start time: 8:03am
total distance: 16.65
total time: 44:12 (including 1:00 stopped time)
avg speed: 22.6kph
total calories: 589
avg HR: 130
gym at lunch
dinner at Suze’s – we had gozleme followed by jaffa cupcakes…
yesterday I had to be up a bit earlier to walk Hodge before I dropped my car in for its 20000k service and then rode to work…
the stats:
start temp/humidity: 10.7/35% (apparent temp 8.6)
start time: 8:19am
total distance: 11.66
total time: 28:39 (including 2:05 stopped time)
avg speed: 24.4kph
total calories: 380
avg HR: 126
easy run at lunchtime…nice and warm…
the stats:
start temp/humidity: 14.9/21% (apparent temp 14.6)
start time: 1:26pm
total distance: 6.98
total time: 40:00
avg pace: 5:44
total calories: 513
avg HR: 154
made it back to Phillip only slightly late!
the stats:
start temp/humidity: 13.8/43% (apparent temp 11.6)
start time: 5:03pm
total distance: 12.60
total time: 31:46 (including 3:18 stopped time)
avg speed: 23.8kph
total calories: 327
avg HR: 145
caught up with Jodie after her trip, ending up with a pile of presents including 13 pairs of socks!
this morning it was quite fresh…Hodge was a good boy and loved his new ball on a cord from Jodie…
I got swooped by a different magpie, this time on the bike path that runs parallel to the parkway next to Fisher – he actually made contact with my helmet twice but didn’t make any sound…
the stats:
start temp/humidity: 7.1/65% (apparent temp 6.3)
start time: 8:34am
total distance: 16.62
total time: 41:59 (including 0:46 stopped time)
avg speed: 23.8kph
total calories: 528
avg HR: 130
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