When I was a kid I was obsessed with animals, so much so that I would joyfully pounce on any orphaned/injured animal that I came across, with the aim of releasing them back into the wild later.

I’ve been showcasing via my Instagram account, the TOP family-friendly things to do in my corner of Australia, Tropical North Queensland. The Great Barrier Reef, the World Heritage Rainforest AND…

Let me get one thing clear – when you arrive in Cairns there is no shortage of activities to choose from. But we all know kids, sometimes its hard to work out which things will really tick all their boxes AND which activities will work for you the adult (after all we count as well!!).

As I zip-lined over the massive Saltwater Crocodile I had to remind myself that I was doing this for my son’s birthday party.

A collective scream rose up from the crowd that had gathered around the crocodile enclosure at Cairns Tropical Zoo. It wasn’t so much the sound of the Saltie’s jaws snapping as he lunged at the keeper