The kids decided to take their new tents from Grandpa out for a spin in the backyard tonight.

I enjoyed the signage at the wildlife sanctuary.

Can you guess what Colin is looking at?

He gazed steadily for quite a while…

He was enraptured with the gang-gang cockatoos at the wildlife sanctuary. We still haven’t seen any in the wild, but he loved checking these ones out.

Colin and his friend, feeding kangaroos at the Currumbin wildlife sanctuary.

We went to a lovely, intimate performance last night, sitting outdoors by Albert Lake. The string quartet performed selections from Handel’s water music and royal fireworks, and some Bach selections (Air on a G string, some Brandenburg concertos).

It was a fantastic evening! I’ve never sat close enough to follow along on the musicians sheet music before!

It turns out koalas are super soft. Who knew?

Rather than one big playground, there are a whole bunch of smaller, different playgrounds spread along the foreshore. This one was particularly good for climbing.

Rather than one big playground, there are a whole bunch of smaller, different playgrounds spread along the foreshore. This one was particularly good for climbing.

On Tuesday we went to Tropical Fruit World, one of the largest fruit farms in the world. We sampled a wide variety of fruit, saw lots of interesting plants, and brought home some tasty snacks.