It's a Zoo out there

Third times the charm. We finally made it to the Taronga Zoo after multiple failed attempts, mostly because of weather and partly because of sheer laziness. It was definitely worth the wait. Once we hopped off the ferry we took a gondola up to the top of the hill that the zoo is built on. The veiw was amazing we were looking down at elephants and the Sydney skyline was visible in the distance. The highlights of the day were the seal show and the elephants, the zoo successfully bred two elephants earlier this year so there was an adorable little calf wandering around. And of course the koalas were unimaginably cute, they didn't do a whole hell of a lot but they were cute.

We were lucky enough to be in town just long enough to see Sydneys Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras that evening. The streets were packed with tons of people in costume and a huge parade with some really amazing floats was going on all night. Everywhere we went was a party, Hyde Park in particular was overtaken by droves of people having a good time. The crowds were exciting up until the point when we had to manuever our way to the train station with our massive packs to get to the airport. Our plane to Melbourne left at 6 am the next morning and all of the hostels in sydney seemed to be booked up for the Mardi celebrations. We decided sleeping in the airport again wouldn't be an issue, besides the fact that the port is closed from midnight to 4am so we ended up sleeping outside on benches. I only felt slightly homeless.