On our third day, after a breakfast of cereal, yogurt, and the biggest kiwis I have every seen, we set off for the Ballarat Wildlife Park. Best. Thing. Ever. After paying at the gate, we walked in – to find several kangaroos lounging about, looking up hopefully at us in case we had brought any food for them. Petting kangaroos is sort of interesting – if you find the sweet spot, they will actually start thumping it’s leg, not unlike a dog. However, as it turns out, they’re not so big into getting their tummies scratched and they DON’T roll over on their backs no matter how hard you scratch. We had opted to have our pictures taken with the koalas. I was a little dubious, thinking that this would be something like buying your picture
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