We spent Christmas in
Patonga, north of Sydney, in a
house by the creek that could only be reached by rowing boat (I can row, so that was my job). It's peaceful, beautiful, and full of local wildlife (kookaburras and bush turkeys on the deck, an 8-foot long diamond python in the undergrowth, ducks on the creek, crabs at the waterline, pelicans at the beach and possums in the trees). There's a local pub and a fish and chip shop staffed by a grim-faced woman who likes nothing more than to tell people the place is closed at dinnertime. The fish and chips were great, though.
Coastal bearded dragon
Tree kangaroo
Red kangaroo
Tasmanian devil
Orginal elephant house (1911)
Elephant ball and chain
Elephant house, interior
Gung, male elephant
Muller's gibbon
Female gorilla
Silverback gorilla
Impostor bird (not officially part of the zoo but making a very loud noise)
Tawny crevice dragons
Rhinoceros iguana
Green iguana
Green python
Long-necked turtle
Sailfin lizard
Reticulated python
Komodo dragon's foot
