Day 49: A birthday boy, the Questacon and Mint

Happy birthday Andrew! Our 'baby' is nine today. Being a sleeper-inner, it was amazing to see Andrew up with the sunrise and full of the joys of spring. He was very excited to receive a few gifts and was really looking forward to going out for lunch. We have had a cut lunch every day and so today was the promise of junk food a la food court. Something that has not passed our lips since before we left Tassie. They savoured every mouthful.


The day started off with a visit to Questacon, which was a lot of fun and had some exciting bits. Andrew just loved the free fall slide and went on it about 20 times; he just couldn't get enough and he has taken on the mantle of family adrenalin junkie. We all had a go on the simulator ride, simulating a roller coaster, that was really well done. The special exhibition at the moment is the "Perception Deception" display and show, which is about how your brain is fooled. The show was very well done and the exhibition caused a few laughs. It was Duncan's idea to go early to avoid most of the crowds. This was just as well, because of the drizzly weather, many people decided to visit the Questacon today.

Adrenalin junkie at work.

Centrifugal curve ball

Kaleidoscope Callum

The big highlight of the day was the food court. As I said before, we have not done any eating out (even of junk food) and so this was a treat. Andrew's eyes positively rolled back in their sockets at the first taste of his cheeseburger.

After lunch we headed to the Royal Australian Mint. Not operational on a Sunday, but still open to the public and several displays to see. The boys also had the opportunity of pressing their own $1 coin, which they did. It would have been great to see the mint in operation, but I suppose some people have to have a weekend!

Callum and Andrew print their own money.