The park was located just outside Perth in a bushland area. We arrived at the park soon after it had opened and were among the first guests in the park. From first glance we could tell that the park had passed its "glory days", but as the lady in gift shop explained to us what we would be seeing in the park, my excitement was renewed. We left the ticket counter with 4 bags of puffed wheat to feed the animals and a 4-year old tour guide. He was somehow related to the people working at the park and was very eager to join our group and show us around.
The reason we had picked this park to go to was that we had read that it was one of the only place in Australia where you could actually hold a koala bear. So we headed off into the park and went straight to the koala cuddling area.
On our way there we were greeted by emus and various other birds which were free to roam around the enclosure we were walking through. The park also had several huge dinosaur statues scattered among the surroundings. We also saw a dingo, which looks a lot like a dog.
Once we got to the koala area, we stopped to take a picture with them. The kids were not tall enough to hold them, so Justin elected me for the job and the kids were able to come up and pet the koala while I held it. Jack was the only one who was really eager to touch the animal. Alex and Isaac were interested in feeding the koala bear leaves and Luke didn't want to have much to do with it. The koala bear was very friendly. It had very soft fur and some sharp claws.
After visiting the koalas, we headed to the kangeroo enclosure. We walked inside the double gate and found ourselves surrounded by at least 100 kangeroos. They were laying under trees and hopping about. There were even several that had babies in their pouch. We were told that we could hand feed the kangeroos with the food we purchased. So I quietly tried to approach a could with a palm full of food. And either they were not interested or the kids scared them away before I got too close so I didn't have much luck feeding them. Justin and one of the boys did though. It was an amazing experience. I don't know when else in our lives we will be able to do that again.
Next we checked out a wombat sleeping in a dark tunnel, some talking birds with an Australian accent and then decided to skip the aviary and head out. I think it was around 36 degrees Celcius (97 degrees Fahrenheit) and Justin was not interested in the possibility of getting pooped on by the birds.
The boys had a great time. I think that they will remember it for a long time.
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Glad to hear that you guys are finding your place in Jakarta. Hope to see more pics of the house and your surroundings.
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