Part of π’s dream vacation includes being able to cook yummy exotic
things that we can’t at home. Today was
his day! We woke up at 6:30 and started prepping. I’ll attach the recipe at the end of this
post for the Seafood Gumbo Boil that
we ate for dinner tonight. Heaven. On.
Earth!
We headed out to Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure and had a great
day! The river cruise was amazing! The guide stopped at one spot and got the
crocs to jump out of the river after a piece of chicken. The biggest croc at the park is named Ted,
he’s over 100 years old and has only one eye and one tooth left. It’s rare that you get to see him, but he
rocked up for us! Isn’t he beautiful?!
The second biggest croc is Tex, fitting for us Yanks, wouldn’t you say?
We’ve run the kids ragged and Ted was about all the excitement some of
them could take so I left with a car load and we went back to the house to nap
while π and the rest enjoyed the rest of the park. L was fascinated by the Cassowaries. É got to pet a snake. All in all it was a fun time.
Back at home the gumbo-boil was ready and the kids all got to try a
Morton Bay Bug (little lobster-ish crustation) and some scallops and
prawns. Prawns definitely taste
different than shrimp although I couldn’t tell you what the difference is—they
both taste great in a gumbo sauce!
Tomorrow is the great barrier reef!
I can’t believe we’re actually getting to share the Great Barrier Reef
with our children while they’re young!
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