It is obligatory, I think, for visitors to Australia to get close and personal with the cutest fauna. I get that, because a large part of our sales pitch to potential tourists is catching sight of animals that hop through the bush or cuddling creatures that otherwise would be sleeping. So, bearing this in mind, I took Ann to Featherdale in Doonside last week so she would have a story and pictures to take with her on her holiday in Thailand. She was reluctant to have anything to do with snakes but managed to pet some very cute wallabies and stand beside a snoozing koala. Mission accomplished.