While I wanted so much to feed the kangaroos, looking at their very big feet, I felt a little intimidated. Oh, dear, what if they suddenly kicked me? I remembered Elmer in the looney tunes cartoon. He was boxed and kicked by a seemingly harmless kangaroo. I wouldn’t want that to happen to me. Anyway, the kangaroos turned out to be timid creatures and I do enjoy feeding them immensely.
We also had a picture taken with a koala bear. It cost us AUD14 for only 1 pic. Right after we handed the koala back to the trainer, it pooh'ed! Woah, great timing, mate!!
In the baby animal nursery, hubby experienced cradling a lamb, and I experienced feeding a calf with a jumbo milk bottle. The calf finished the entire bottle in less than 5 minutes!
There too, I had an encounter with a strangely intelligent dog who wants to play fetch with me. She dropped a stick near my feet and waited for me to throw the stick and she’ll then fetched it back for me. It was later, in the “sheep roundup” show that I got to know that this dog , named Ginnie, was a sheep dog, trained to muster sheeps.
There too, I had an encounter with a strangely intelligent dog who wants to play fetch with me. She dropped a stick near my feet and waited for me to throw the stick and she’ll then fetched it back for me. It was later, in the “sheep roundup” show that I got to know that this dog , named Ginnie, was a sheep dog, trained to muster sheeps.
We also tried some Australian tea called Billy Tea and some home made damper served at the farm. The bread tasted a little sweet as it was baked together with some raisins.
As lunch was served, we were also entertained with some Aussie music. This man went from table to table to sing and when he reached ours, I couldn’t resist taking a picture of him ! Also, you can see the kind of food we’re taking for lunch… very filling! And the singing? First class!
After lunch, we headed for the Mount Tamborine winery and craft shops. After sampling about 8 different types of wine, we finally bought a bottle of Daisy Chardonnay. This wine is very special. It is sweetened with honey and it tasted heavenly! After visiting the entire Gallery Walk filled with art and craft shops, we headed to another popular destination : Harbour Town, for some shopping.
With less than 2 hours to spend, (they close at 5pm), there were just so much to see and buy. In Harbour Town, the quality brands like Espirit, Nike, Adidas, Levis, Calvin Klein Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger, and many more, all sell direct for as low as 60% discount everyday. The talk of the day was the Nike outlet, whereby, they had a “happy-hour” everyday. For 1 hour during the “happy hour” everyday, everything goes for almost 70% less! Even after conversion to MYR, it’s still cheaper buying from Harbour Town.
Accordingly, here in Harbour Town, too, we can find the cheapest Duty Free shop in the whole of Gold Coast. It’s called Souvenirs Direct. We were helping ourselves with the many choices from toys, key chains, macadamia nuts, towels, T-shirts, leather goods, and so much more!
Accordingly, here in Harbour Town, too, we can find the cheapest Duty Free shop in the whole of Gold Coast. It’s called Souvenirs Direct. We were helping ourselves with the many choices from toys, key chains, macadamia nuts, towels, T-shirts, leather goods, and so much more!
At night when everyone else has retired to their rooms, hubby and I ventured out again to the night markets along Surfers Paradise. Held every Wednesdays and Fridays only, from 5.30pm to 11pm, the night markets are filled with a lot of stalls displaying crafts, woodworks and paintings. The main difference between the night market here as compared to our Malaysian night markets is : there were no food stalls here in Surfers Paradise night market! Nevertheless, you get a bevy of ideas for creative crafts from coloured sand arts in decorative bottles, mind boggling puzzles made of steel (hubby bought 7 puzzles, we can show them to you later), toy dogs made from sponge, shell and opal accessories, paintings, gifts made of crocodile skin and shark tooth, shirts and leashes for pet dogs among other fascinating crafts. They are usually handmade things, produced out of the owners’ creative juices. I would loved to see our Malaysian night market showcasing more of these, instead of just food and commercial made-in-China products…
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