Featherdale Wildlife Park was the last stop on our Blue Mountain tour as we came back up to Sydney. This may be the best reason to visit Australia - a chance to pet a live koala. He may look like a stuffie, but Don, while sleeping, was very much alive. His fur feels like a tightly woven high quality short napped wool rug. He was very patient with all of the tourists.
Featherdale only has animals and birds native to Australia. It was raining quite seriously while we were here, but it would be a great place to spend a sunnier afternoon - but not on a long weekend.
These little fairy penguins are native to the Australian coast and are very cute. Mr. Popper, eat your heart out!
This isn't Don - but a koala that has its eyes open is a rare thing. They eat and sleep more than the average teenager.
Young red kangaroos that were tame enough for petting - very nice. Watch where you step ...
And - the other half of the Australian coat of arms ... the emu! She wanted to check out the phone and if it weren't for the fence, she'd have kept on coming. Her beak was a bit too close for comfort and eye to eye she was a bit intimidating.
I feel like such a proper tourist!
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