Tag: Featherdale Wildlife Park

Featherdale wildlife sanctuary here we come again. On the way to the blue mountains we stopped for a little Kanga love.
 
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Really Marissa? The poor frog.

 

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There is nothing like having a kangaroo love you – even if it is just for your food!
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This koala was awake and active… we think he is looking for more food.

 

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What is better then food and friends!
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This cute baby sure loved hanging out with Marissa.
Marissa and Keaton enjoying some Kanga time (check out their video).
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Marissa would do ‘almost’ anything for Chocolate… that is all this furry kangaroo had to say and he got a big kiss.
 
We were headed to the beautiful and famous Blue Mountains, but once there it was rainy and foggy. We could hardly see across the street but we were here and wanted to try and see something. We went to the parking area of the Blue Mountains and we couldn’t even see well enough to see where to park, which meant the mountains definitely were not going to be seen as they were covered in a blanket of white mist. After a lunch in town and no sign of a change in the weather, we headed back home to Sydney, sadly missing the iconic Blue Mountains. 
 
Travel Saving Tips:
1- Most beaches never cost but parking does. Quite often and especially in foreign countries, it can be expensive, as much as $12 an hour. To help eliminate or at least reduce the cost we try to find a parking spot that is a bit farther away… a little walking isn’t a bad thing either, it justifies the ice-cream or gelato you buy on the way back to the car.
2- We had looked at various tours for the Blue Mountains that started about $85 and went up from there, most were around $135 although there were higher priced ones too. These did include a coach ride there and a few stops on the way. If you were here by yourself and did not have a car, this might be the way to go. But there are 5 of us and we did have a car so it made sense to drive ourselves. Think how much $ we saved between all of us AND it was a good thing we didn’t sign up because the Blue Mountains we not to be seen anyway. Very often you can “COPY” a trip outline yourself and do it for much less.
3- BUT there are times you must spend the $ on doing an activity where you are visiting. While visiting Paris, we wanted to go up the Eiffel Tower and after spending all the $ to get here, we should do the activities that are most important to us. In Rome we visited the Colosseum and Vatican.
 
 
 
 
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Following some advice from friend who lived in Australia we headed to ‘Featherdale Wildlife Park’.  We got there in the heat of the afternoon so many animals were sleeping (next time we would come in the morning)……but that did not stop a kangaroo from taking an afternoon stroll up to Dale.  Dale took the opportunity to talk to his new friend, try to feed him and enlisted him for a photo shoot.  The cute Kangaroo seemed just as interested in Dale as Dale was in him (I captured some proof…Check out the video below).

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With the right kind of food they will do anything for you!
Apple and carrots are one of their favorite treats.

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We were able to take photos with a few fuzzy friends but most slept through our brief meeting. I was a little worried the Koalas would wake up, see us, and have a melt down…. no such thing happened but if you look closely I was leaning away from them (just in case) as we took photos.

Dale hanging with the Kanga…


We enjoyed dinner by the ocean on Bronte Beach, a little beach walk and…..a little people watching (this can almost be as interesting as your favorite TV show)! Dinner and a Free show.
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And dinner is served……


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Our Free entertainment


Travel saving tips:

1- When visiting any attraction, check on-line or coupon book discounts (Groupon, Living Social, discount booklets at hotels, etc…).  We received 20% off our tickets for Featherdale from a discount book we found at our hotel.
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Bondi Beach

2- Save money by buying or making your dinner to take on a picnic instead of eating at a restaurant.

3- Instead of buying lots of trinkets wherever you travel, take lots of photos. These are better treasures that can’t get lost, nor do you need to dust it or find a place for it to go.