Koalas, Kangaroos and Even Some Sharks

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We also hired a car for a day and drove out to the Cahunu Koala Park and Nature Reserve. As well as seeing all the native Australian wildlife, Debra also got to satisfy a lifelong dream and hold on to a koala. As it was winter, it was very quiet there, so we got almost half an hour with the koala and Debra was very reluctant to let it go in the end. We all loved also loved feeding the kangaroos as well as seeing a baby wallaby, dingoes, emus and others. I'd already been there and done that (see The Second of The Three Grand Canyons).

After that we went to the Aquarium of Western Australia. Lots to see there, although the seals were conspicuous by their absence. The best bit was the shark tunnel. This was a glass, underwater tunnel that you can walk through whilst various fish, stingrays and, of course, sharks swam all around you.

Finally it was off to Scarborough Beach for a paddle. It was an insight into Australian life as all the surfers arrived, presumably after school or work, some using kites for propulsion, which were very impressive.

On the way back to the apartments in the car, we managed to get completely lost. Eventually we needed to head back to the skyscrapers in the Central Business District and work through the one-way systems from there.

There was a radio advertisement referring to the word premature in a not-for-the-children context and of course our son asked what it meant. The advert then went on to elaborate even further.

One criticism that I would make against Perth was the lack of places to eat out, or at least any that were possible to find. We had a self catering apartment, but in the absence of a decent supermarket in the vicinity we tried to eat out. There was, of course, Fast Eddies, but we couldn’t eat there every night (see Welcome Back to Australia). There was also McDonalds, which our son and daughter were happy to point out, but which we were determined to avoid.

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Photos

Koala
A koala in Cahunu Koala Park

Koala and Baby
A koala with its baby in Cahunu Koala Park

Kangaroos
Kangaroos relaxing in the park

Shark Tunnel
The shark tunnel in the Aquarium of Western Australia

Fish
A rather colourful fish in the aquarium

Scarborough Beach
Kite surfers coming out to play after school or work