DAY 5 (Wednesday 4th March 2015)
A lot of work went into making my hair look passably good but it just wasn't cooperating even after a severe straightening sesh. Bah! After all that effort, it was no use because after 2 and a half hours to reach my destination (Lilydale train - through the breathtakingly green and hilly Yarra Valley, followed by a ridiculous wait over an hour for the connecting bus) it was ruined!
The sun certainly had its hat on and was coming out to play at Healesville Sanctuary. I came here as a loving devotee of wombats and it was here that I had my numero uno contact with them and sighting of koalas in real life. For koala cuties, human interaction isn't big on their list of priorities - it's all about the EUCALYPTUS leaves. What a blissfully tranquil life they lead, sleeping 20 plus hours a day! They look so serene perched in the trees, sunning their fluffy selves before being rudely interrupted when it is their 20 minute time slot to give cuddles to the homo sapiens.
Facts speak for themselves that emus are like non-pink, evil flamingos so I stay far away from these foul fowls! (Bird punnery) Instead I stroked a Tawny Frogmouth bird and later fed a parrot sweetcorn kernels while it nuzzled on my arm. All the while I was chomping at the bit to have my turn with the most magnificent of marsupials/mammals/animals. I watched on enviously when some kids got to pat and play with a beauty. Riveted, as it had its belly rubbed and endeavoured escape.
* Platypuses are oddly adorable - in the olden days, it was believed that they were created by sewing together other animals on account of their peculiar appearance.
FUN FACT - Turtles breathe out of their bum!!
After my 20 minute encounter with Tinsel, the most darling of wombats - I can attest that they're even more adorable in the fur. My heart is so joyful <3 as it was all I could ever dream of but heck I'm still mad at myself for failing miserably at wombat-napping him in all his cuteness. Poor mite was in and out of a food coma from all the sweet tatties he was ravenously wolfing down; yet he was still peckish enough to chew at my top and rip a man's shoelace clean out from his trainer! I was crying with elation on the inside when Tinsel put his chunky arms upon my leg, enabling me to nab a quick hug.
CHEEKIEST PEST = A sleazebag of a duckie nipped my bum when confusing it with the grub it was stealing from within the wombat enclosure. Pesky creature!
The Spirits of the sky bird show didn't take off as smoothly as they'd hoped as some of the birds of prey literally wouldn't take off when they were meant to. The kookaburras and eagles were intimidated by the wild eagles soaring overhead which left them too daunted to perform all of the tricks. The shrieks that pierced the air indicated that the bullies really wanted to pummel their beaks right in! :( The starlet chirped out *real* words as she mimicked her master and even growled a tiger impression.
Went with the #105 girlies out to the crazy cool, Queen Victoria night market which is massive. It houses over 60 foodies with street stalls of amazing cuisine across all continents. I ate a crap ton of spicy nicey Bang Bang Chicken just to say that my day went out with a bang! :D
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