Sunday, April 09, 2006


Thursday was Blue Mountains day. We got picked up by the shuttle a little before 8:00 AM. The shuttle took us to catch the bus. First stop was Featherdale Park, a zoo/wildlife sanctuary. The kangaroos here were the best I had seen. They were up and active and very comfortable around people. We got to see a joey in his mother’s pouch and another one nursing. I saw a little of the inside of a pouch and it is not a pretty sight, kind of like watching a child birth video. We got to see koalas up close too and pose by them. We also got to watch a crocodile feeding. The crocodile checked out the offerings, but wasn’t interested enough to go after it. Featherdale is fairly small and out of the way, but provides the opportunity to get up close and even touch many of the animals.