Friday 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th August 2011

Friday and Saturday were two brilliant final days on the beach and by the swimming pool.  I had really enjoyed my time in Queensland but there was still one thing I wanted to do.  Ever since I had been told we were going to Australia, I wanted to go to a zoo and cuddle a koala.  On Sunday morning we got up early, checked out of our hotel and drove 5 minutes down the road to Cairns Zoo.  We went to see the koalas in their enclosures whilst we waited for the cuddle a koala session!

Although we had already seen koalas in the wild, they were really cute close up.  The koala that I was about to cuddle was a four year old girl called Piper.  She was so cute and she felt really warm and furry when I held her. It was probably my number one highlight of the holiday!

After the three hour flight back to Sydney we arrived at our hotel right next to the Opera House - it was awesome!  The balcony of our apartment overlooked the Harbour Bridge.  It was really cool and it felt good to be back in Sydney!

Dad on the balcony at the Quay Grand in Sydney

The view from our balcony!