Most people seem to drive there cars or the electric carts around the 6 km loop road. We decided to walk. In hind site I think this was a great decision. We got a chance to wander around and see parts of the zoo that those who stuck to their cars would not see. We even got to see a bit of road rage as one of the drivers hung off his horn when held up by a couple who were riding bikes and towing a couple of kids around the road. I don't why you would pay the entry fee then proceed to charge around at top speed.
We enjoyed talks at the rhino, meerkat and hippo displays. The meerkats were a hit, especially when they all crowded to protect a 3 week old kitten the size of a guinea pig, when the meerkat on guard raised an alarm at something flying overhead. 
The hippo "Happy" was keen to show his teeth.
The other big hit was the Galapagos Tortoise. These things are huge. One of them decided to chase us around the outside of their enclosure and got close enough to touch. Amazing. 
I think this was the highlight.
We finished at the zoo, got some ice creams, decided $70 was too much for a brilliant ceramic meerkat
And headed 50km south to a very nice little rest stop near a newly opened gold mine. I think the spot would have been quieter a month a go, but is still quieter (and cheaper) than the caravan park in Dubbo where we stayed last night. Tomorrow we are off to an old gold mine at Peak Hill and the Radio Telescope at Parks. Should be setting up camp somewhere around West Wylong, but as always this is subject to change. We are skipping the Age of Fishes museum at Canowindra and hope to make it there on the way home. We need to make up a day to get somewhere near our scheduled stop in Naracourte.
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