Day 12: Bundaberg to Brisbane

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Day 12 (7/21/02): Bundaberg-Brisbane

We departed towards Brisbane around 8:00 a.m. During the morning bus trip, we saw a documentary about Koalas. 

Abby Haystead with a Koala bear

Melanie Huhn with a Koala bear
Beth Simpson with an emu

Brien Simpson with a kangaroo
A wombat

A kookaburra



We saw the beach and boardwalk at Noosa. It was also a good place to get one last chance to swim into the ocean. We also had the rest of the potluck meal for lunch. There was still plenty of lamb, bread, and potato salad to be eaten.

We got on the bus again and was entertained by an episode of the Simpson's. It was the one where the family went to Australia. 

We stopped at the National Australia Wildlife Park later in the day. We got to learn some stuff about Koalas and take pictures. We also got to feed some kangaroos and emus.

Once that was done, we headed to Brisbane and our last night in Australia.

We arrived at the Ibis hotel and had a wonderful meal with local cuisine. This included emu sausages and kangaroo meat. The kangaroo meat reminded me of Salisbury steak and had its own unique flavor. The emu wasn't as tasty, but worth trying. 

It was the last time we would see our bus driver Peter. Another group flew into Brisbane and were starting another tour of Australia with Peter as their bus driver. 

The kids went out on the town afterwards for their last night of Australia.

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