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Korkeasaari Zoo
Aug. 7th, 2017 07:05 pmToday I went to see the island zoo for my last day of lone sightseeing. The weather threatened and then delivered a LOT of rain - we would call it a good winter soaking in Perth - but I managed to dodge it and see various creatures, most of whom were in their shelters, eating or asleep. In regard to the big cats [lynx, snow leopard, Asiatic lion, Amur leopard], all I can say is they had nice, foresty enclosures. The only creature walking around was a tiger, and the wildcat, which looked just like a tabby moggy, sat in its elevated box and gazed out, not giving a stuff.
I'm getting pretty tired by now, though before I left, I made sure I was doing at least 30-40 minutes of walking per day, but here I'm doing a lot more than that, some of it because I get lost and have to wander around for some time before I work out where I need to go. Today the zoo ferry dropped us off at a different spot than where it picked us up and I was already pretty tired, so got confused fast. In the end I found a place to have lunch and got the person at the counter to show me where I was! It wasn't where I thought I was. Seriously, my sense of direction is usually better than this. The rain got very heavy and I had to find shelter several times. The populace seems very good at this; they bolt for cover when rain gets heavy and then wait quite patiently until it stops, or at least eases. This time there were small creeks running in the streets.
I made it back to the hotel and fell over for a bit. When I stirred, the sun was out and no sign of clouds at all. I'd also gotten the hotel to launder my spare pants and shirts, and for a while they lost the pants, which could have made things difficult. They were the main reason I'd chosen that option. There's a heated towel rack in the bathroom which is great for smalls, but I thought the jeans would take a bit long to do.
I'm now ready to sit and be looked after for a bit. Tomorrow I just have to get to the meeting spot for the tour bus taking a mob of Worldcon attendees to see the Oikiluoto (sp? sorry tired) nuclear power plant and that's the last bit of serious self organisation I need to do. I hope. Then Worldcon begins and after that I have one day before I need to head to the airport. A group of science fiction fans at a nuclear facility; what can possibly go wrong?
I'm getting pretty tired by now, though before I left, I made sure I was doing at least 30-40 minutes of walking per day, but here I'm doing a lot more than that, some of it because I get lost and have to wander around for some time before I work out where I need to go. Today the zoo ferry dropped us off at a different spot than where it picked us up and I was already pretty tired, so got confused fast. In the end I found a place to have lunch and got the person at the counter to show me where I was! It wasn't where I thought I was. Seriously, my sense of direction is usually better than this. The rain got very heavy and I had to find shelter several times. The populace seems very good at this; they bolt for cover when rain gets heavy and then wait quite patiently until it stops, or at least eases. This time there were small creeks running in the streets.
I made it back to the hotel and fell over for a bit. When I stirred, the sun was out and no sign of clouds at all. I'd also gotten the hotel to launder my spare pants and shirts, and for a while they lost the pants, which could have made things difficult. They were the main reason I'd chosen that option. There's a heated towel rack in the bathroom which is great for smalls, but I thought the jeans would take a bit long to do.
I'm now ready to sit and be looked after for a bit. Tomorrow I just have to get to the meeting spot for the tour bus taking a mob of Worldcon attendees to see the Oikiluoto (sp? sorry tired) nuclear power plant and that's the last bit of serious self organisation I need to do. I hope. Then Worldcon begins and after that I have one day before I need to head to the airport. A group of science fiction fans at a nuclear facility; what can possibly go wrong?