Perth - the beginnings of several stories
Anzac Day saw the beginnings of several adventures.
Several girls convened at Melbourne airport (one from each of Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne).
Several chai latte's were consumed.
Several hours were spent flying over our big wide continent.
Several hugs were received from a red-headed Perth girl.
Several suitcases were crammed into a small car.
Several girls sat down together and picked up where they left off (that is, mostly gossiping).
Several bottles of wine were consumed (but it was all in accompaniment of a delicious meal, so that was OK).
Several hours were slept.
Several aspirins were taken.
Several nauseous moments were felt (just by me unfortunately).
Several girls squished into said small car and drove to the zoo...
Sherdie, Lan and I spent the morning wandering around the zoo, visiting all the animals, waiting for Alby to finish work. We had a lovely morning and were excited to get to see the otters being fed, spent time watching a very cheeky baby monkey chasing a big daddy monkey, marvelled at the orang-utans who were making themselves tents and climbing very high (you just know they would be strong enough to squash your head with one hand if they so chose), we were even screeched at by some capuchin monkeys who didn't enjoy being gawked at (don't blame them really), and happily entertained ourselves making noises at the mere kats (sp?). We had such a fabulous morning - I absolutely love zoos and am a big sucker when it comes to animals.
We were even excited to see a little numbat (which I hadn't seen in real life before), and then sit on his giant wooden counterpart. Yes, the day was shaping up nicely and the nausea had even appeared to leave me alone.
We met up with Alby and then suddenly the day went from fabulous to double extra super awesome.
If you are excited at the idea of sitting on a giant wooden numbat (I mean, who isn't) you can imagine our excitement when we were lucky enough to be taken on a behind the scenes tour.
First stop was visiting the beautiful cheetah. Not only the biggest cat I've ever patted, but it also had the biggest purr I've ever heard. This cheetah had its motor going and was wanting lots of scratches.
Next was the hyenas. There was a male and a female in the enclosure - the females are the dominant ones (they even have a pseudo penis) so she was the only one to come up for a scratch. Carefully avoiding her mouth, we gave her some neck scratches. They aren't the prettiest of animals, but I was surprised that they didn't feel like steel wool.
Our next adventure was up to the giraffes. Armed with carob tree branches, we went to feed them. Here you can see Sherdie, Lan and myself (me being covered in lovely giraffe spit). Although I knew giraffes are very tall (duh), I've never really though of them as being particularly large animals. Their heads are enormous!!!
Our final stop was the rhinos - mum, dad and bub. We were lucky enough to pat all three, and holey moley they are solid bloody animals. Pictured here is the baby rhino, who had just been for a bit of a mud roll.
This will definitely go down in history as one of the most brilliant experiences ever! It was such a nice way to spend a day and I'm so glad I got to share it with some of the loveliest people in the world.
(yay for QKC 2007!)
Several girls convened at Melbourne airport (one from each of Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne).
Several chai latte's were consumed.
Several hours were spent flying over our big wide continent.
Several hugs were received from a red-headed Perth girl.
Several suitcases were crammed into a small car.
Several girls sat down together and picked up where they left off (that is, mostly gossiping).
Several bottles of wine were consumed (but it was all in accompaniment of a delicious meal, so that was OK).
Several hours were slept.
Several aspirins were taken.
Several nauseous moments were felt (just by me unfortunately).
Several girls squished into said small car and drove to the zoo...
Sherdie, Lan and I spent the morning wandering around the zoo, visiting all the animals, waiting for Alby to finish work. We had a lovely morning and were excited to get to see the otters being fed, spent time watching a very cheeky baby monkey chasing a big daddy monkey, marvelled at the orang-utans who were making themselves tents and climbing very high (you just know they would be strong enough to squash your head with one hand if they so chose), we were even screeched at by some capuchin monkeys who didn't enjoy being gawked at (don't blame them really), and happily entertained ourselves making noises at the mere kats (sp?). We had such a fabulous morning - I absolutely love zoos and am a big sucker when it comes to animals.
We were even excited to see a little numbat (which I hadn't seen in real life before), and then sit on his giant wooden counterpart. Yes, the day was shaping up nicely and the nausea had even appeared to leave me alone.
We met up with Alby and then suddenly the day went from fabulous to double extra super awesome.
If you are excited at the idea of sitting on a giant wooden numbat (I mean, who isn't) you can imagine our excitement when we were lucky enough to be taken on a behind the scenes tour.
First stop was visiting the beautiful cheetah. Not only the biggest cat I've ever patted, but it also had the biggest purr I've ever heard. This cheetah had its motor going and was wanting lots of scratches.
Next was the hyenas. There was a male and a female in the enclosure - the females are the dominant ones (they even have a pseudo penis) so she was the only one to come up for a scratch. Carefully avoiding her mouth, we gave her some neck scratches. They aren't the prettiest of animals, but I was surprised that they didn't feel like steel wool.
Our next adventure was up to the giraffes. Armed with carob tree branches, we went to feed them. Here you can see Sherdie, Lan and myself (me being covered in lovely giraffe spit). Although I knew giraffes are very tall (duh), I've never really though of them as being particularly large animals. Their heads are enormous!!!
Being able to have a chance to give such beautiful animals a pat and feed them some yummy treats (carob is one of their favourites apparently) was so awesome. The giraffe above is the one from that famous pic of a mother giraffe leaning in to kiss her baby on the head. Her son is off having lots of lovely giraffe sex at another zoo now as part of a breeding program (and I'm assuming he's enjoying himself).
Our final stop was the rhinos - mum, dad and bub. We were lucky enough to pat all three, and holey moley they are solid bloody animals. Pictured here is the baby rhino, who had just been for a bit of a mud roll.This will definitely go down in history as one of the most brilliant experiences ever! It was such a nice way to spend a day and I'm so glad I got to share it with some of the loveliest people in the world.
(yay for QKC 2007!)
posted by Miff at
10:53 am
2 Comments:
Yay! Also, yay! And, yay!
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Sherd, at 1:50 pm
yay indeed :)
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