Same procedure as yesterday, we took the ferry to circular quay, then another ferry to Taronga zoo. We knew about this zoo since we had watched Back to the Outback. We took the cableway from the ferry wharf to the zoo entry, and met Tom, his family and Sam, who had literally just arrived.

Taronga zoo is beautifully located, facing Sydney, on the other side of the bay. Sydney’s iconic skyline is always visible in the background, everywhere in the zoo. Just that is fantastic – it’s our third day in Sydney, and I’m still missing no occasion to have a look at or take a picture of the opera and the harbour bridge.

We started with a very entertaining seal show and had lunch. The afternoon was about running after the kids, who were going from station to station at a high pace. By mid-afternoon, we had seen pretty much every single animal in the zoo, including lions, elephants, tigers, snakes, tortoises, pygme hippos, chimpanzees, and of course koalas.

Then came the time to say goodbye to Tom, Nathalie, Alfie and Matilda (and Sam) after more than 3 weeks together. We know we’ll see them this autumn, so we didn’t cry too much – but still… It’s been a very nice three weeks together.

We took the ferries back to the apartment, and went to a nearby pub for diner.