I want to pet a koala

If you ever visit Sydney, the FeatherDale Wildlife Park should be on the top of your "must do" list.  It was, without a doubt, my favorite Australian experience.

I was in Australia for 12 days before I finally saw a kangaroo or koala. It was well worth the wait!

Featherdale wildlife park is "nah-ta-zu"! Ok, that was for you DisneyWorld fans out there.  In English, it's "not a zoo". It's a wildlife park with only native Australian animals.  Wallabies are walking around and you are able to feed and spend as much time with the animals as you like.

When I first arrived I was giddy at the site of the tiny kangaroos.  I tried to get up close with the first two I saw.

After some patience and a cone of yummy food I was queen of the 'roos!

This albino one here was behind a fence, however for some reason she came bounding up to me. It was the coolest thing.

The other highlight of my day life was cuddling a koala. There's rumor that these bears marsupials are mean, but Cain here was such a sweet boy!

The koalas are so fluffy and furry. They literally felt like a ball of fluff. So cute.  Their whole area also had an amazing scent of eucalyptus.

I also spent a lot of time watching the very active koala babies at the koala nursery.

The wildlife park is about an hour drive outside of Sydney and cost a very reasonable $27.  Petting a koala is totally worth $30.

The very endangered Tazmanian Devil.

For my next animal adventure I would like to ride an elephant. Where can I do that?

What's the coolest animal encounter you've ever had?

Love and pouches,
Carissa & Kyle