Melbourne Zoo

Sunday March 26th – Neither one of us slept well again… I can’t figure it out. So another late start but we ended up at the Melbourne Zoo at around noon. We decided that the Singapore Zoo has ruined us forever as no other zoo can live up to our experience there. It’s not that Melbourne Zoo isn’t a nice zoo; it’s quite a bit larger than Singapore’s and had a fairly good variety of animals. If was a fun, although HOT afternoon. Then we began the hunt for the internet. Susan’s computer (a Mac) isn’t compatible with the GDV system, and my connection stopped working this weekend for some unknown reason. I have to say this is one of the more frustrating aspects of this trip. In some ways Australia seems “behind the times” compared to the US. The obsession with and convenience of the internet is not the same here. Australian TV is funny too. Most families only receive 5 stations. Cable TV is available to not widely used. The most popular TV shows are from the US but they tend to be a full season behind. Shows that are popular are the same ones in the US; Desperate Housewives, all the CSI type shows, and the various medical shows like House and Grey’s Anatomy. Some reality TV is popular as well especially Survivor and The Amazing Race.
Anyway, we finally found an internet café in the city and spent an hour satisfying our internet urge. By the end of the day we were happy to lounge around and relax in the empty dorm.