21st May - Wildlife Currumbin Sanctuary

Today's activity is to spend the whole day at Wildlife Currumbin Sanctuary. We woke up early at 8am and arranged to leave the apartment by 9am so we can reach the CWS at 9.30am. Its located very near the Broadbeach so its juz a mere 20mins drive. But by the time we reached the location, its raining.

Luckily, Daddy bought for me & meimei each a raincoat before the trip, at the pasar malam near our place and its in our favourite color - pink. Geared up properly, we headed to the information counter to exchange for our pass and the adults bought their ponchos and we started our journey in the CWS.

We took the miniature train ride to our first stop -PresentationArena to catch the "Totally Wild & Snake Alive" show at 10.30am. The show ended after 20mins and for those who are game enough can queue up to take a picture with the possum and the snake. Athena, meimei & myself are not scared at all and were happy to hold the snake and snap a picture together......brave right?

Next show we caught is the "Free Flight Bird Show" at 11.30am which features magnificent birds of prey and colorful parrots. By this time, the rain becomes drizzle and it was better to walk. We went to the Koalas & Wombat enclosure and see all the Koalas cuddling up to sleep.....For lunch, we settle for burgers and fish & chips at the Koala Junction. Then, we head to the Kangaroos Flats to feed the kangaroos. Halfway thru the feeding, it started to pour really heavy. We stayed in the shelter to shield from the rain but all the kangaroos started to come in too.....so imagine a shelter with kangaroos and humans....its rather scary for kids our size....so I got scared and started crying. No choice, Daddy cuddle me and ran to the next shelter while Mummy carry meimei and ran too. We waited for the miniature train to come but it was fully packed. The next rain will be 20 mins later.....and instead of waiting at the same location, we decided to run to the stop before this, so we get a better chance to take the train. At 3pm, we left CWS after getting some souvenirs.

Before we hop into our car, we headed to Honeyworld which is located just opposite CWS. Aunty KC recommended this place and told us to try some honey. I dun fancy any of them but Daddy bought 1 small tub of honey for his honey-glazed chicken and another -25 Eureka honey for healing purpose.

We then headed back to our apartment for a warm bath and to change to a set of fresh dry clothings. For dinner, we had it at yellowfin restaurant located just a mere 2mins walk from our apartment. For dining between 5pm to 6pm, we get to enjoy 40% discount. Very good deal! We ordered a seafood platter for two & beef steak to share.....fresh & yummy. Then for dessert, we headed to Gelato just at the corner.