Day 64 - Water park and Shark exhibit

This morning we took the kids to the water park on the Esplanade.  This park was very similar to the one at the Coconut Caravan park, but bigger, it also had the big dumping bucket that would dump a massive amount of water on the kids when it filled up every 10 min.  It had a coffee shop and very well set up with tables and chairs for the parents.  It was an educational centre as well, with educational displays about water, but I don't think any of the kids at the park would have dragged themselves away from the fun of the water to read the displays, which is a real shame as it was very interesting.

After lunch Glen took the kids to the Vic Hislop Great White Shark and Whale Expo.  They were very impressed with all the info about sharks and whales that they learned, however, not so impressed with the smell and the gross sharks on display.  Pretty happy they went after our snorkeling expedition on the reef as he told them it is not uncommon to find Great Whites on the reef.  They came home with some horror tales about shark attacks, so I was pretty happy I didn't go, I just hope that don't have nightmares tonight.
This evening I had a very unpleasant encounter with a big fat cane toad.  The kids came back from the bathroom saying they had seen one and it was on its way out, so I went to have a shower only to find it was in my shower cubicle trying to climb the walls................aaahhh...... needless to say, I decided a shower in the van would be much more convenient tonight!!!