Caversham Wildlife Park

Caversham Wildlife Park

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We decided to get off of our asses and go see some things that all Australians have become accustomed too. Unusual animals that tourists find entertaining. We brought Rupa and Indu, a couple of Kristi's friends along with us. We couldn't all fit in the work vehicle I use during the week, so Kristi rode behind on the scooter.

Here we go, Indu, Kristi and Rupa in that order. Rupa and Kristi work together, Indu is Rupa's friend.



Peacocks roam the pathways at the park. Cool.



Right at the front of the park is an area where you can hand feed Kangaroos. They are all on the small side, but I'm sure that's to protect us from the big bastards that all the Aussies tell me about.



This one drew a bit of attention. It's an albino one. Or as the Australian's would say, Al-been-oh.



I was trying to outdo the kangaroo, but he didn't give a crap.



This one had a joey in it's pouch. Later, Kristi fed them both at the same time.



More al-been-oh action.



They were pretty cute, though the Aussies don't seem to care about them.



Double the action.



Somewhere along the way we found this fat little bugger, a juvenile wombat at around 40lbs. Apparently they grow to be as heavy as 80lbs when full adults. Much larger then I had assumed or so thought I knew.



Then this inverted oreo chicken walked by. White feathers on the outside, darker than night on the inside.



Way cooler opossum then we have in the US. Fuzzy and pet-worthy looking.



A scottish cow, full grown, full of hair, and hungry.



Bobtail lizards. Their tales are the same size and shape (almost) as their heads to protect themselves from predators.





KOALAS!



This one is sleeping as it will for as many as 20hrs a day.



Kristi likes to sleep too.



A kingfisher. One of the larger breeds of it's kind.



Some cool looking owl.



And a hawk owl.



Multi colored parrot.



A black cockatoo



A pink cockatoo.



And a wallaby!







This is about as exciting as the month of May was for us. Working and saving, working and saving. We're planning big things you see. Though we're not sure where they will lead us. However, we know we need to see the rest of Australia sooner before later, and to do this we decided on 4 wheels held together by a van. A duel fuel 2005 Mitsubishi Express Van! Bought it complete with an ARB roof top tent mounted to Rhino Rack roof racks, and an ARB awning. Hell yes. More to come as Kristi and I work to convert it to a 5 seater capable of sleeping four, and keeping out beverages cold while camping on the beach. Bitchin.