Wherever I May Roam

Yesterday, we went on the International Student Committee's Discover Perth trip. The itinerary included Caversham Wildlife Park, the Sandalford Winery, the Margaret River Chocolate Company and AQWA (Aquarium of Western Australia).

It was all in all a very nice trip, except for the morning on the bus when Michelle and I thought we could catch some shut-eye, and ended up being rudely woken up to partake in a Meet-a-New-Buddy activity. Whoop-dee-fucking-doo!
Other than that, we had more fun than we expected and it was a good opportunity to get to know more people.

The Caversham Wildlife Park:


A sleepy koala:


A fuzzy creature whose name I have totally forgotten:


My sister's favourite: the Tasmanian Devil:


The kangaroo enclosure where we had the opportunity to feed and chill out with the marsupials. Seems like Michelle is giving this guy one hell of a back scratch:


Looks like we see eye-to-eye after all:


Me feeding the guy some pellets:


And here we have a cool guy and his mate still harassing me for more of them pellets:


The coolest dude in the entire enclosure. That face just says it all:


There are quite a few of these Albino Kangaroos:


And if you look closely, you'll notice that this one has a joey in her pouch:


Here's another joey enjoying a quick snack:


Dingo pups:


A rather friendly and poseur deer I met:


Introducing the origin of the term Funky Chicken:


The camels that you can pay to ride on around a track. They tend to groan and burp when people mount them and I can attest to the fact that they need more than a Listerine Oral Care strip:


Our (young and cute) guide Peter and a struggling wombat:


Me with a really feisty female wombat:


The world of tourist souvenirs; the only place you'll find a bomber pilot kangaroo:


The Sandalford Winery.
Lavender grows everywhere in Perth; in gardens, along the streets, and obviously even in vineyards:


Me being a real poseur near the bare and fruitless vineyards:


The vineyards in winter:


Our wine-tasting fare:


Our wine-tasting introductions person. I seriously don't know what to call her.
Edit: My wonderful sister has informed me that she's called a sommelier:


The fireplace in the winery with some really nice but imposing vases that are obviously for sale. How easily a photo can be ruined by price-tags:


The Margaret River Chocolate Company.
These are some of the yummy products that they have. Yummy in the sense that they are massage oils:


A handful of the free tasting chocolates they provide:


The assortment of chocolates available for purchase:




And more of their Margaret River products:


The AQWA.
The large shark tank where u can scuba dive with the sharks, much like the Underwater World on Sentosa Island in Singapore:


Glow-in-the-dark prawns:


The octopus with his evil death-ray:


Lobsters mucking around:


Jellyfish ala lava lamp:


The sea dragon. Can you spot it?


A sea turtle:


Stingray!


Shark!






A touch pool for the kids:


The view from the top deck of the seal enclosure:


Hilary Harbour:


Us with the shitload of boats at the harbour:




And our lunch for the day; Wok In A Box. Picture is courtesy of my camera phone as after the entire day, the batteries on my dysfunctional camera had already fully deflated:

Selected photos  Michelle Mok
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