Mom Down Under, Pt 1

Mom arrived yesterday, woo hoo! So today, we took her out to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. We went in the morning to try to beat the heat (today's predicted high 99F/37C). We managed to watch some kangaroos and wallabies, and saw some emus go jogging by. We saw lots of birds, including sulfur-crested cockatoos, black swans, and big pelicans (pelicans - this far in from the ocean?).

We didn't see the koalas though we are sure they were hiding there somewhere...

Then we went the short distance to the Canberra Deep Space Centre for lunch and checked out the genuine moon rock...