The Three Little Kittens

The Three Little Kittens
Remarkably, they didn't lose their mittens!

Monday, August 31, 2009

Australia - Maleny: The Wattlegully Farm Stay

My dear friend, Kirste, met us at the airport in Brisbane. After spending some time with her and Jake, it was off to Wattlegully!!

Wattlegully is in Maleny, which is in the Glass Mountains area. We stayed at a farm. Farmer Ross picked the girls up in the morning at 7:00 in the "ute" to go help him feed the animals. They got to feed the horses, goats, alpacas, and "chooks."

There were wild wallabies that would come up by the cabin, and a pair of kookaburras, who would steal food from the deck. We went on a small hike to find a koala. No luck finding a koala, but we saw many different beautiful birds and the beautiful, fog-covered valley.

The girls got to ride the horses, even by themselves! They did really well. I did videotape it, and maybe Sam's camera has pictures. It made him REALLY nervous :)

The Glass Mountains area

You can see the Glass Mountains in background

Wattlegully farm: feeding the goats

The girls' room

Reminded me of Little House on the Prairie

The deck

Izzy, Gracie, and Sophie

Feeding the "chooks"

Daddy holding a "chook" for the girls

One of the kookaburras mooching hotdogs

Getting ready to ride

Sophie brushing one of the horses
Farmer Ross and the Girls
Pink Galah in the trees

The valley covered in fog

Sophie, Gracie, and Izzy overlooking the valley

Sophie, Gracie, and Izzy

Our cabin

Amazing view

View leaving Maleny...on our way to Mooloolaba!