Yesterday I got to touch a koala bear! They are very smelly creatures but so adorable you tend to forgive the smell. I guess I haven't really ever been too close to one before because I couldn't stop staring. Their ears are giant for their bodies and full of tufts of hair. We saw them at Hartley's Crocodile farm, however at 4:30 feeding time they stole the show. They are also funny to watch as they sleep in odd positions around branches to keep from falling out. One koala even had a baby in her pouch. The pouch is too small to see though so we just had to believe her caretaker.
Of course at Hartley's we were able to see the main attraction, feeding time for the crocs. We got to take a boat tour out in the lagoon. Some of their methods for treating the animals were not as careful as US regulation and some of our group felt uneasy with being at Hartleys. The method for feeding the crocs was to attach chicken to a long pole and dangle it in front of them. For the most part the effect was for the tourists to capture the perfect moment when the croc jumped up. Otherwise we wouldn't be able see them clearly as we were able too.
Hartley's was one of the better attractions in Port Douglas because we were able to see all of the animals we had missed during our stay in Australia. Today is a free day to explore Port Douglas before our 5am flight back to Sydney. The time here has gone by so fast, and yet has gone by slow enough to enjoy the overload of activities we have done every day. I love Australia!
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