We’ve been to the zoo, zoo, zoo.

First off, we had to go on the skycar.
Why? Because I remember what it was like last time we went.

The skycar at Taronga Park Zoo runs from the harbour’s edge at the bottom of the zoo, up to the entrance at the top. The usual idea is to walk down the winding roads past the exhibits and then catch the skycar back up to the top and either walk some more or go home.

We did that last time, and 4yo Wren spent the whole day asking when we could go on it. Here we were ‘oooh’ing and ‘aaah’ing over lions, tigers and bears, and Wren’s squinting up at the sky saying “Can we go on it now?”.

So we were prepared for 4yo Mr Bump to have the same reaction and did the skycar thing first, and again at the end of the day (by which time we needed it).

In between, we saw frogs…

Some very unusual tortoises called star tortoises. Isn’t that shell striking?

Crocodiles snapping, or was that a yawn?

Gorgeous, gentle giraffes against the beautiful backdrop of Sydney Harbour.
If you look closely at the skyline, you can see Centrepoint Tower, our tallest building (and also the skinniest one).

Then we grabbed some lunch in a quiet area, although it really wasn’t busy after the long weekend.

Wren got snap-happy with the camera and that’s why she’s not in the shot.
This is my Mum, below. You can see why the kids love her so much, she’s great fun!

After lunch, Wren made a new friend, who I thought was a bit wooden but still nice.

We also saw a Tasmanian devil, stretched out in the sunniest spot in his enclosure…
Yes, he was breathing (I looked).

Then a family shot of me with the Kidz…

And who could not love these meercats?

Wren wants one for a pet for her birthday next Tuesday, but for some reason they’re hard to get hold of at the pet store.

Poor kid. First she’s not getting a party this year because of the move (and the saving money thing), and now she can’t have a meercat as a present.

Isn’t life tough?