We left the big town of Sydney behind...and headed to the country...in a rental car...driving on the "wrong side"...and Rog with white knuckles!! First stop was the Featherdale Wildlife Park--home to lots of Australian native animals. The park is uniquely designed so many of the animals can roam as they please with certain areas marked Animal Refuge area. So we got up close and personal with the koalas, kangaroos, wallabies and lots of birds & ducks. Other animals were caged in very natural settings: squirrel bats, emu, echidna, blue penguins, dingo, Tasmanian Devil, wombats, lyre birds, kookaburras, many species of cockatoos & owls & parrots...and lots more. The staff was busy feeding the animals, giving them meds, and lots of TLC. They obviously loved their jobs! We spent most the day being entertained by all the animals' antics. Finally around 5, we went looking for Katoomba and our beds for the night.
