Koalas and The Basin

Yesterday we took the girls to the Koala Sanctuary at Pennant Hills, which is about 45 mins drive away. We had been here on holiday 2 years ago and it's a small park of Australian wildlife, including Koalas (of course!), kangaroos & wallabies, wombats and others. It has a very peaceful air about it, despite being surrounded by residential areas and a busy road, and - as before - it was quiet, so that we could wander around without hoardes of other people!

The Koala feeding time was good, giving everyone the chance to stroke a koala as it was sitting eating some gum leaves. The penguin feeding session was also interesting as the 'guy with the fish' told us about the different habits of the fairy penguins there and he was also explaining how they have a big problem with marauding foxes at night, despite the high fences and electric wire.

Today we took a sedate trip to The Basin, which is a safe beach area and camping ground on Pittwater, on the inland side of the northern peninsula. We used 2 cars again and Rebecca invited a friend along as well, so we drove to Palm Beach and caught the ferry for the 20 min ride across to The Basin. It was very peaceful there and we spent some hours relaxing and paddling in the water, although as the tide was out it wasn't very appealing for swimming.