The Melbourne Zoo

The Buckman's came in to Melbourne with us to drop Dad off at the airport and say farewell. It was sad to see him go.  We had a wonderful time showing him a little bit of Australia and were glad he was able to make it down here and be part of our Australia adventure. 

We then headed off to the Melbourne Zoo.  Melbourne Zoo is Australia's oldest zoo, opening in 1862. For a zoo, it was fairly impressive.  There were a large number of exhibits and lots of animals from warmer climates that we had  not seen at the Calgary Zoo. We took a walk through the Butterfly house and Flight Aviary.  Viewed the Orangutans and Mandrills along with apes and a variety of monkeys.  The lion exhibit was well done: you could walk over a bridge through their enclosure and see them up close. We had a fabulous day with the Buckmans