Koalas, Echidnas, and Kangaroos...Oh My!--Day 2

We started off the day pretty tired today...sleeping on a plane is not a good way to ready yourself for a big trip. Our first stop was nice and familiar--McDonald's! 

Our guide, Graeme, told us that gas prices in Australia are based on liters, so the $1.43 that I saw works out to almost $6/gallon! I'll have to remember that next time I want to complain about filling up at $3.50+/gallon. 

After that, we were off to Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary. We were up close and personal with koalas, echidnas, kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, and more.  

I even got to hold a beautiful (and somewhat feisty) green parrot on my arm! 

Then we made it to our hotel for a much needed shower and teeth brushing. Last came supper: a fancy 3-course meal.  Too bad most of us were too tired to really enjoy it.  But after that was over, we finally got to hit our hotel beds and crash to prepare for Day 3!