A trip to Melbourne with a three year old is just not complete without a visit to the Melbourne Zoo. It really is a wonderful zoo and they are still making improvements. From the Gorilla Rainforest to the Thai Elephant exhibit and the Australian Outback where you can touch the wildlife – it was all wonderful. We struggled to fit it all into 6 hours.

The Elephant exhibit is new and particularly impressive. The elephants are moved between a number of different (beautiful) enclosures which gives them the opportunity to roam and enjoy a variety of environments. They were also surrounded by lots and lots of bamboo – which photographs beautifully. I am currently looking for the right place to hang thes in my house.

And once again Thomas showed that he is one with the Australian Fauna. The little girl is the daughter of some friends who met us at the zoo.

He even created a bridge across their heads with a stick. No fear. The perfect end to a fabulously fun day.