Healsville Animal Sanctuary, Melbourne

This wonderful excursion took us to a remote animal sanctuary where injured animals are taken, nursed to health, and returned to the wild or given to other facilities such as zoos to care for. Dusty walks, lots of nature, kind, knowledgeable staff... and 95 degrees!

We saw echidnas and birds, including the ibis, wild parakeets, cockatoos, and more. Kangaroos and wallabies greeted us, as well. Heck, we saw a wombat! A Tasmanian Devil wouldn't come out of its little bush, but we still snuck a little photo. We saw a variety of little marsupial, (mammals with pouches) mice-like creatures in darken rooms.
What a day to be in such a unique habitat!

In the late Melbourne afternoon, despite slight showers and wind, we ventured out to some window-shopping. We had an early dinner in a lovely Indian Nepalese restaurant. Cathy ordered fish tikka tandoori and curry. I had a chicken dish and fish curry. Yum.

Returning to the ship, we passed an ice crème shop that advertised “Spaghetti Ice Cream”. We also saw toilet paper named “Don’t Give a Crap;” and a hamburger restaurant called “Good For You”.

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