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New South Wales Adventures - Wauchope and surrounds.


Hi lovelies,

Today was a wonderful summery day, and perfect for our little adventure out.

We set off today with our first stop being Roto House and the Koala Hospital.
 

Roto House is a small house that has been restored and houses the memorabilia of the Flynn family who built and lived in the house from 1891 to 1979.  It was filled with family photos and memorabilia.

There was a lovely place to have a cuppa if only we had been allowed to sit down.  


Some beautiful old clothing items and lots of wonderful stories.

This house is now maintained by the National Parks and Wildlife Services and out the back door of the house is the Koala Hospital.


This was so cool.  The area is not large, but is very well set out and has so much information in the small area they have.


In the information hall there is wonderful and great for kids and adults alike.  The ceiling has a wonderful tree canopy built into it.  The job for Jacob, Thomas, Seb, Benjamin and Oliver is to guess what was used to make the trees and branches.  Of course anyone else is also welcome to join the game. 

Most of the koalas in the enclosures are receiving treatment of some kind, though some of them are permanent residents due to the nature of their injuries.


Most of the koalas were having a nap when we went through and so we got wonderful views of their backs.  

There were just a couple who were awake,


and one little one who climbed high up in the tree tops.

 
It is a fabulous place to visit and we had a wonderful time.

From there we headed to Flynn’s Beach where there was time for a little walk before we settled down to have our lunch.  Such a wonderful relaxing hour.



It was then time to do a spot of food shopping.

Our final stop for the day was to Vickers Fudge and Chocolate Factory. 

  It was filled with all kinds of different fudges, lollies and chocolates.  Yes we did purchase just a little (only one thing each).  My selection was some Macadamia Fudge and Robbie chose some Rocky Road. 
Then it was back to the van for a nap and for Robbie to wash the car.
While I watched Robbie wash the car we were visited by some local wildlife.


Always something different to see.

All for tonight lovelies.
I hope you are having a wonderful day and enjoying life.
Robbie and Lizzy.
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