My mum and aunt are visiting. Flew in on July 5th and have been enjoying their company. Well, considering being lonely here without my husband, it is nice to have company from Malaysia for a change. So, 2 days ago, took them to
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary for a visit.
Was wondering if it would be too taxing for the two ladies to walk thru the park but I figured, ..since it was my aunt's 1st visit to Australia, she's just gotta see koala bears and kangaroos rite? After all, these are Australian trademark animals proudly unique to this continent and found nowhere else unless through diplomatic zoo exchanges or blackmarket wildlife smuggling. So, off we trudged to Currumbin.
Managed to get 3 adult tickets for kid's price which is at
$21.00 per pax. Usually you pay $44.00 for adults and $26 for kids. How did I do it? Easy, bargain hunting for coupon giveaways. This promotion was even better than the measly 10% offered for online bookings.
The weather was lovely, cool but not too windy. Koala bears were all curled up in a furry ball sleeping, so we didn't get to see their faces, too bad. We walked to see the snake show but missed a good portion of it, but managed to take pixes with the possum. (They had other animals for display as well, you see). Jordan was too chicken to take shots with the snake curled round his shoulder, so he opted for posing with the possum instead..
They also had crocodiles, emus, hedgehogs, pelicans, many other bird species, dingos, wombats, tasmanian devils but a good portion of these animals weren't awake. You'll see the nocturnal ones in action more at night, so get the night tickets for the "wild nite tours", - better I think. But oh well, the day tour was good enuff as an appetizer for visitors.
The kangaroo section was stinky and full of kangaroo poo on the ground. They were very docile and gentle animals, allowing you to pet them, but boy does the place stink! Glad it's not summer otherwise, flies would have been swarming around.
After the kangaroos and eagles, the older ladies decided they had enuff for the day, so we took the park's free train back to the entrance. We then crossed the street to see the Honeyworld shop which sells honey products.
You get to sample all types of natural Australian honey.
Never knew there were so many honey types including eucalyptus, rainforest, macadamia, wild, etc. I was told Manuka honey is the best type with natural antioxidants. Honey with popcorn is also super lovely. You can also pay for a honey-making show but we didn't go for that.
The weather was lovely, cool but not too windy. Koala bears were all curled up in a furry ball sleeping, so we didn't get to see their faces, too bad. We walked to see the snake show but missed a good portion of it, but managed to take pixes with the possum. (They had other animals for display as well, you see). Jordan was too chicken to take shots with the snake curled round his shoulder, so he opted for posing with the possum instead..
They also had crocodiles, emus, hedgehogs, pelicans, many other bird species, dingos, wombats, tasmanian devils but a good portion of these animals weren't awake. You'll see the nocturnal ones in action more at night, so get the night tickets for the "wild nite tours", - better I think. But oh well, the day tour was good enuff as an appetizer for visitors.
The kangaroo section was stinky and full of kangaroo poo on the ground. They were very docile and gentle animals, allowing you to pet them, but boy does the place stink! Glad it's not summer otherwise, flies would have been swarming around.
After the kangaroos and eagles, the older ladies decided they had enuff for the day, so we took the park's free train back to the entrance. We then crossed the street to see the Honeyworld shop which sells honey products.
You get to sample all types of natural Australian honey.
Never knew there were so many honey types including eucalyptus, rainforest, macadamia, wild, etc. I was told Manuka honey is the best type with natural antioxidants. Honey with popcorn is also super lovely. You can also pay for a honey-making show but we didn't go for that.
4 comments:
Sweet! You're now in a land flowing with milk and honey!
true and if i remember correctly in the bible, joshua was the one supposed to lead the troops into this land.....
eager to read more from your blog about their trip to G.C
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