Darwin

After a leisurely breakfast we went to Crocodylus Park & Zoo which we thought was a bit of a rip off at $90. We had a look through the crocodile museum to fill in some time before the next tour at 12. The tour was basically a feeding demonstration which involved dangling a hunk of meat above the crocodiles to get them to leap up out of the water to snatch it. The kids got to hold a baby croc and an olive python. It was basically a farm with loads of crocodiles in small enclosures some set aside for breeding others for handbags. There was a bizarre collection of other animals including iguanas, monkeys, marmosets, lions, tigers, leopards, buffalos, sea turtles etc. A lot of the animals seemed hot and bothered in their less than adequate enclosures. It was then time to get wet and we went back to the Leanyer Water Park. This time it was open except for the water slides which were closed due to the water quality. We went back to the van around 4 and fired up the air conditioner.