(I am planning to update all of my photos once I get back home as I'm still having technical difficulties with loading them unfortunately).
Bill and I had the morning to do a little bit of exploring and took a drive down to the Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park on the Mornington Peninsula about 45 minutes southeast of Melbourne. This would be our last chance to hopefully feed kangaroos and wallabies and pet a koala. This place was absolutely wonderful! After paying an entry fee and purchasing some food we were able to walk around anywhere we liked to see many different types of birds and creatures both behind secure fencing and in the open.
One of the most extraordinary things was to be able to walk up to wallabies (small kangaroos) and larger kangaroos and have them eat food right out of our hands! Incredible. Koalas were next on the list and with the assistance of the park ranger, we were able to pet a koala while it munched on its treat of eucalyptus leaves and have our picture taken with them. I know this is very cliche, but it was amazing and we have many memorable photos from our outing. The animals are well looked after and the young staff was fantastic.
Next we headed over to the Victorian Croquet Center to watch the Finals between South Africa's Reg Bamford and Egypt's Ahmed Nasr. These fellows have battled each other twice previously and today's match was highly anticipated. It went the full 5 games lasting close to 6-hours and did not disappoint. The incredible shotmaking was amazing to watch and in the end Reg Bamford was crowned the 2017 champion. It has been a truly incredible experience and trip overall. Time to get packed and head home in the morning.
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