Sharks!

Got up and did another run - this time a little longer - 4 miles. Ran past the Opera House and into the Royal Botanical Gardens. Then I ventured into downtown, passed a few museums, ended up on George St, ran back through the rocks and down to the hotel. Along the way there was a giant cruise ship (Sapphire Princess) - parked in the harbor, which stayed there all day while passengers boarded.

Later in the day we went to Darling Harbor and visited the Sydney Wildlife World and The Sydney Aquarium. Braden will be excited to know that I saw up close the Inland Taipan - the world's most venomous snake!! It's a good thing he warned me about it (see Braden's Travel Tips), otherwise I would have tried to pet it or something. Here's a pic I took:

I was also able to see the world's most dangerous spider, and the larges cockroach in the world! Avery would have loved the Koala bears. They were very cute. They sleep 20-hrs a day - lazy bums! Avery would also love the tiny little penguins - they were adorable. I took some video of them swimming, which I'll post later.

But without a doubt the highlight of the day was the shark display at the aquarium. They had these under water glass tunnels you could walk through, and the sharks swam right over us....I'm mean if the glass weren't there I could touch them, but then I would be wet and probably get bit, so I'm glad the glass was there. I'll post video later (I'm tired and need to go to bed), but here's one of the pics I took: