Petting koalas and pictures...

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I have moved into my apartment! Hooray!

My bedroom is THE tiniest thing in the entire universe... no holds barred. I think my bathroom in Miami was bigger. Actually I think the bathroom in THIS appartment is bigger than my room! It's all good though. It has a bed and a dresser and a mini desk thing... what else could I need?

Life is going swimmingly around here... spent the last two days wandering around some more, taking a nap on the Esplanade and getting nice and sunburnt, which means I have some awesome tan lines... haha. There's a mini zoo on top of the casino here (random, I know) but I went there yesterday. It was pretty small, but there were some neat birds, reptiles and a big ass crocodile named Goliath. But the BEST part was the koalas. There were three of them and I got there just before feeding time! One of the keepers pulled one out, her name was Pavlova, and I got to pet her cute little face! If I had paid an extra $16, I could have held her and had my picture taken, but I refrained. There is plenty of time for koala holding, I can't do all the fun stuff in the first week! But apparently in Queensland (the state that I'm in) is the only place in Australia where you can hold koalas because the further south you go, the bigger they get and in southern Australia, it would be like holding a small labrador!!!

And now, what you've all been waiting for... pictures from the last few days! Hooray!

Some sailboats across from the harbor... apparently Australia has mountains. I missed that memo initially. 

A non-rosette spoonbill

I wish you could see how BIG this pelican is. 

BATS! I wish I had a crazy zoom, because they're super cute, but they're too high up in the trees to photograph well! 

The swimming lagoon at the Esplanade... it's a nice little man-made beach and pool since there's not really a good place to swim near Cairns. 

Kookaburra at the zoo! 

Goliath the crocodile... 

And last but not least, the cutest creature in the history of the universe, Pavlova the koala! Look at the fuzzy little ears!