We spent some time this week looking into the best place to go see koalas and kangaroos. Or rather, the best place to go pet koalas and kangaroos! A local told us about Pennant Hills which is a small, older koala sanctuary with a hospital. It's a very small, low-key place which was nearly empty today since it was pouring rain when we arrived!
With the regular admission fee you can go pet the kangaroos any time, and pet a koala during one of the 4 feeding times per day. Heather and Ava came with us and it was great to get to spend more time with them - Ava was so much fun to watch with the koalas and wallabies. When 2 kangaroos were going after the food in Lynette's hand at the same time she looked at them and said "I hope they're sharing!"
Pennant Hills also have other native Australian animals, like wallabies, wombats, echidnas, kookaburras and cockatoos.
The koalas were beautiful. Their fur wasn't soft and fluffy; it felt more like touching a sheep.
With our tickets we also got kangaroo food so we could feed them by hand. It looked almost exactly like Cheerios. Whatever it was, the kangaroos sure loved it!
Travel Alert: Australia experiences surge in Asian-on-Asian crime
There was low point to our marsupial-contact day: Lynette's wallet was stolen out of the basket under the stroller, probably while we were focused on the koalas. We went back through the park and talked with the staff.
The woman we spoke to said that they've had it happen before when tours have come through, like the busload of Asian tourists who arrived shortly after us.
All's well though, as she was able to quickly cancel her cards before they were used and wasn't carrying much cash. So now some Asian guy has himself a nice black leather wallet and Lynette has herself a sugar-mama in Jenn for the next couple days. Better bring your checkbook to the airport when you pick us up, Matt.
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