Since I didn’t think I had seen quite enough Australian creatures on Fraser Island (the only kangaroo I had seen so far at this point had been roadkill), I stopped off in Nambour on my way south to allow for a day trip to the Australia Zoo. 
The zoo itself is actually in Beerwah, but Nambour is not far away, and since I had a place to stay there, that’s where I headed. “Why are you going there?!” asked the bus driver when I handed him my ticket, “No one goes to Nambour.” While this seemed to be true, as I was the only passenger to disembark several hours later, the ride was made worth it by a stop at a Matilda gas station, where I saw this 42 foot, winking, kangaroo from the 1982 Commonwealth Games.
The Australia Zoo belongs to the Erwin family, as in Steve the Crocodile Hunter (RIP ’06). His family franchise has continued to thrive after his death, and the Erwins, Terri, Bindi, and Bob, were at the park running the crocodile show for the day, since it was in the midst of the “Spring Holidays” in Australia.
The highlight of the zoo visit for me was not the jumping crocs, however, but getting to see all of the other native Aussie animals in action, and petting some very disinterested kangaroos and koalas.
Sounds great! Love the photos. Australia, as you probably know, has the worst most deadly creatures! Also the most with the weirdest names. Be safe cuz.