The zoo was AWESOME! We ubered there and back ($12 each way) and also paid an extra $25 for a close encounter with a seal. That meant we each got to have a seal kiss! Seals are also known as the dogs of the sea if you refer to B and his weirdness….and google…. It was only $27 for the experience and I considered it $27 well spent.
We explored all the different sections of the zoo and were there for more than 3 hrs in total – it was closer to 3.5hrs. My favourite animals were the orangutans.
Other animals included giraffes, meerkats, baboons, a hippo….and more! The lemur walk through experience was amazing, they just hang out right next to you and you can take lots of photos.
After the zoo we had a brief (too brief! Waaaah my feet) rest and then it was off to the Elephant and the Wheebarrow for comedy show number 7 “Battle of the Superhero’s” which was a debate with 4 comedians about who was the better “super” – Hulk, Microwave Man, Jessica Jones or Daenerys? The winner (by 2 votes) was Hulk….I voted for Daenerys Targaryen though. Mostly because she’s one of the performers from my favourite improv group Impromptunes.
We than had a quick on the run dinner at Nandos before our second Impromptunes visit for the festival – if you ever get a chance, we can’t recommend these performers enough! Tonight’s musical was “La Musicale” and featured an opera singer, a ballerina and the hit song “you’re a pig dog”. It also, weirdly enough, featured the lovely lady who led our seal encounter at Melb Zoo today! Turns out they hire performers.
After that it was a short walk to the final venue for the evening (the Town Hall) to see Joel Creasey. We saw him last year and really enjoyed it, it’s great to see his popularity is growing and he’s in a mucccccch bigger venue this year.
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