As you can see, the red area is Adelaide, and Victor Harbour is situated down below.
Today's outing is not tour-guided. But the route is pretty straight forward, so I've no problems finding my way there.
We had actually planned a few Itinerary for the trip, but we'll talk about that as we go along.
First Stop. Urimbirra Wildlife Park. Yeah, my favorite. Wendi's pet hate- paying $12 per head to see animals..hehe. Anyway, We were on time when we reach there. Its time for Koala feeding. Great. Never seen a Koala close up before. But Wendi was afraid of Koala, so no one could take a picture for me. Duh.
But the next animal "contact" is probably the best experience I had here in Australia. The most famous marsupial. Kangaroo Island Kangaroos and Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Red Kangaroos, Tammar Wallabies, Swamp Wallabies, Red-necked Wallabies, Parma Wallabies... Bah! Whatever. Its Kangaroo to me. And for just a dollar, you can get a pack of Kangaroo food. And What a great time I had with them!
Now, Wendi seems to be afraid of all Marsupial..err.. probably all wildlife as she's seen running away from a kangaroo here.
The only marsupial we missed out snapping pictures were the Wombats. Yeah, they slept like donkeys back in their barrows, so not a chance for anything good.
A couple of Monitor lizards, dragons, long-neck hairy turtles and crocodiles can also be found at the wildlife park.
Okay, the last one is not exactly a croc. Move forward!
Birds are next. Able to see the same kinda birds we would see in Singapore Zoological gardens and JBirdpark. The usual suspect in a wildlife park would be peacocks, ostrich or Emu I'm not sure, Australian wood ducks, and loads of different species of parrots. One even said hello to me, came closer for a near shot.
The next place we intended to visit is the miniature village. alas, when I ask for the direction, the answer i got was that the place is close. "Closed" close that is. That probably disrupted the rest of the plans. We ended up going to the Whale Museum. Warnings! If you have a few dollars to spare, buying lottery would be more worth than visiting there. Basically nothing much for adults like us. Paid $14 for a boring museum looking at whale facts and bones.
Couple of pictures taken there.
Alright, next stop, Granite Island. This small island is home to the Australian Penguins, known to be the smallest species of penguins alive. They are mostly back onshore only after dark, as we don't have the time to stay till dusk, we went to the penguin centre there to see the live feedings.
The bridge to the island. About 10 minutes walk, or if you would pay $6-$8, take a ride on the horse-drawn tramway. Beside the bridge, you would be able to see through that under the water there are loads of seaweeds. A unique scenery if you ask me.
After the penguin feeding, went for hiking around the island. We got to see the breakwater that splashes up to as high as 5 metre, enjoy the beautiful scenery from atop the island. But the sun was getting so hot, Wendi was melting away. A couple of photo below will should the "shag" face that accompanied the melting face.LOL. And ending of this post with a few of our pictures snapped together.
