Our ‘Farewell Committee’ came to help us clean and pack. Brendan and the missionaries allowed us one last photo. Moving shouldn’t be that much work when you are only moving a little bit but surprisingly our car was so full we wondered if we would need to leave Marissa.
During our 3 day seaside drive to Sydney we discovered the ‘Garden of Eden’….. it truly does exist. There is an Eden but it is in Australia. Here is the view from ‘Eden’s’ shore. Would you say this is beautiful?
If you have a phobia of bats you may not want to watch… we were just about to end our long day of driving when we heard a loud noise, we looked up and were so shocked at the hundreds of thousands of bats flying overhead. So of course, we had to stop at the side of the road for a video, thankfully none of them stopped by for a visit.
Sometimes the beauty in this world is so incredible…. it literally takes your breath away!
What an alluring morning for a seaside breakfast!
The 3 day road trip was coming to an end with only 1 hour to Sydney and everyone was ready to be OUT of the car when Dale discovered a wild life zoo. Big question: “Did we want to go?” We had to think pretty deeply but decided to see what Symbio Zoo had to offer.
We shouldn’t be continually surprised to find little gems like Symbio. So far we have visited four similar wildlife/sanctuary parks and they have all been good, but nothing like Symbio! We had the great honor to meet with the owner of the zoo who told us that the word, Symbio is derived from the symbiotic relationship between man and animals. You will have a hard time to try and find a better word to describe the feeling at Symbio. John also told us that they do not build cages or even refer to them as habitats, they are homes developed specifically for each animal. He and his family purchased this zoo 15 years ago when it was in need of some TLC.
This is probably one of the best kept zoos we have ever visited. It also has to be one of the best kept secrets just outside of Sydney. If we had a choice between the Wildlife Parks and Sanctuaries close to Sydney or Symbio, we would drive twice the distance and pay twice the amount to visit Symbio, it is so worth a visit. Just think, we almost drove past this little gem, but now we are going to return for a full day as we were only able to spend an hour this last time. We promise, you won’t be disappointed!!
Marissa wasn’t even sad to wake up from her nap! Marissa had the Kangaroos eating out of her hands. What could be better then that?
Welcome to Sydney! Here is our new pad for our sojourn in our next beautiful Australian adventure.