"there's a zoo in... Western Plain land
... we can get there by the light of day"
I've uploaded part two of my NSW Holiday snaps to a new flickr set.
After Mudgee, we left the vineyards and headed west to Wellington to see the caves. It was a really hot day, but pleasantly cool once inside the caves. We went on two tours, into Cathedral Cave and also the smaller but more intricately beautiful Gaden Cave. The latter was a private tour because we were the only tourists there. :)
Cathedral Cave
The Altar, Cathedral Cave
cave coral:
So pretty!
And the next day we went to the zoo! Western Plains Zoo! It was a scorcher of a day - 38 degrees. We got there early, slipped-slopped-slapped and made sure we drank plenty of water. We also hired a golf buggy to get us around - much more fun than the car! The first half of the day we followed the track and went to lots of keeper talks and feedings. We had a quick lunch stop (it was too hot for anything except cold juice and icecreams) and were hot and exhausted and finished the full circuit of the zoo by about 2pm.
We saw meerkats!
And rhinos!
And giraffes, oh my!
And my favourite, elephants!!
Real ones!
And some hippos!
Zebras! Including a baby one!
And a baby buffalo too!
Cathedral Cave:
Inside Gaden Cave:
A Dubbo sunset:
Another elephant:
Say "ahh"
I've uploaded part two of my NSW Holiday snaps to a new flickr set.
After Mudgee, we left the vineyards and headed west to Wellington to see the caves. It was a really hot day, but pleasantly cool once inside the caves. We went on two tours, into Cathedral Cave and also the smaller but more intricately beautiful Gaden Cave. The latter was a private tour because we were the only tourists there. :)
Cathedral Cave
The Altar, Cathedral Cave
cave coral:
So pretty!
And the next day we went to the zoo! Western Plains Zoo! It was a scorcher of a day - 38 degrees. We got there early, slipped-slopped-slapped and made sure we drank plenty of water. We also hired a golf buggy to get us around - much more fun than the car! The first half of the day we followed the track and went to lots of keeper talks and feedings. We had a quick lunch stop (it was too hot for anything except cold juice and icecreams) and were hot and exhausted and finished the full circuit of the zoo by about 2pm.
We saw meerkats!
And rhinos!
And giraffes, oh my!
And my favourite, elephants!!
Real ones!
And some hippos!
Zebras! Including a baby one!
And a baby buffalo too!
Cathedral Cave:
Inside Gaden Cave:
A Dubbo sunset:
Another elephant:
Say "ahh"