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| A hot sleepy koala. |
Fred seeing his first Koala!
The wildlife here in Australia is not easy to see, except for the kangaroo. So we spent a few hours at the Healesville Sanctuary in the Yarra Valley on our way to Melbourne, even though it was very hot to be outdoors.
Fred loved the slothfulness of the koalas; the quirky platypus entertained us with its own show; the wombat was inert in a cool spot in its cage; even the dingo was flat on its back. But still, it was special to see them all, the bird show went ahead too and was a treat - wedge-tailed eagle, rainbow lorikeets, owls, kestrel, cockatoos and gorgeous parrots.
Rather than wine tasting we headed for an Ice-cream spot which is legendary here in the Yarra Valley and my choice of salted caramel was a win.
I was blown away by the beauty of the Yarra Ranges and the Dandenongs with their towering Mountain Ashes, these trees dominate, tall and perfectly straight, the understory are magnificent tree ferns. The gardens and forest access points were closed because of the fire threat given the 40 degree temperatures but we did do a very short trail from Sassafras in the Dandenongs to get a feel for the forest.
I was blown away by the beauty of the Yarra Ranges and the Dandenongs with their towering Mountain Ashes, these trees dominate, tall and perfectly straight, the understory are magnificent tree ferns. The gardens and forest access points were closed because of the fire threat given the 40 degree temperatures but we did do a very short trail from Sassafras in the Dandenongs to get a feel for the forest.
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