This is a typical street in the complex where I am staying.

While I might not swim in this pool exactly, the ones that we do swim in are on either side of it. They have waterfalls and lion statue fountains and plamtrees along side of it.

Amazing.

A LOVELY place for a 'cuppa'. This place has a really interesting art store that features local artists.

Like our Bio-Dome in Montreal, they have a dome that houses local wildlife. These birds are incredible. Such colours, such sounds.... such bravery (on the part of the birds).

This bird eventually ended up sitting on someone's arm and wouldn't let her leave. Very friendly.

Love budgies? They kissing or feeding?

Sign says 'Don't feed the Humans'. (j/k)

Angel wings if you ask me. Pity about the pipes in the background

What you looking at?

Whatever....

Talk about ugly - this bird is NOT an owl. And it can apparently open its mouth so wide it can swallow a small rabit.

I thought it was asleep, but it was watching my every move...

Cuddly!

Little 'roos are wallabees. They are everywhere.

The arrangement of colours in this place can almost put our autumn toshame.

No visit would be complete without being able to snap a pic of Australia's sloth - the Koala

These guys totally know they are the center of attention. As soon as those little black boxes come out they pose.

Am I going forwards or backwards?

Ssssssh! I'm Sssssleeping.

This is a local tree on the side of the road near the Pier.

Enter at my own risk, eh? um.....

The only thing that separated them from us was a small pane of glass on the boat. Apparently they can jump about 4 feet (1/2 their body length) so if they had reason to, they could have jumped INTO the boat....

Don't know what he's smiling about. I wonder who he just ate.

Nightmare or dream for a dentist?

I didn't even notice this guy at first - even though he is as big as my open hand. There was nothing separating it from us - the web was open. I don't think I want to know if it was poisonous or not.

Pose for the camera....

Beautiful flowers from croc waste water....

Like I mentioned before - every tourist place has to have their share of Koalas.

Apparently these birds are plaguing one of the towns around here because the cyclone destroyed their food. These Cassawary's are vital for the germination of certain trees as they digest the seeds and scatter them around.

Some of the vegetation here is amazing. Look at how it grows around the trunk in such a perfect spiral.

Even the small is gorgeous here.