{"id":1230,"date":"2022-12-18T20:24:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T12:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freeneasytravel.com\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2024-12-22T21:43:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T13:43:07","slug":"day-5-moonlit-sanctuary-and-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeneasytravel.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/18\/day-5-moonlit-sanctuary-and-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 5 – Moonlit Sanctuary and Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Moonlit Sanctuary is Melbourne\u2019s award-winning wildlife park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It houses more than 70 Australian species of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles &<\/em> Amphibians. These includes Wombats, Kangaroos, Dingo, Koalas, Wallabys, Tasmanian devils and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a places highly recommended for those especially with children’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the pricing and visiting hours, please visit their official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We had a simple home made breakfast and went out early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We arrived at the Sanctuary as it opens it’s door. We bought our tickets and feeds for the animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Besides the usual presentations at selected timing, they also organize animals encounter for you to get close and personal with some of the animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first animal that greeted us was the Wombat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look at the Koala waking up to feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We get to feed the Kangaroos and Wallabys with the food we bought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look at the cute baby Wallaby sticking out it’s head from mummy’s pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At 11am, we arrived for the presentation show. The first to perform was the Squirrel Glider. It could glide up to a distance 100 meters using the membranes of skin under it’s arm. It was followed by the Dingo. Lastly it was the Cockatoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After checking out the rest of the animals, we bought some snacks with Hot Chocolate and continued our way to Pure Peninsula Honey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The man stationed there would explained to us the different between all the honey available there and also we could try them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is what we bought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next stop, Sherwood Park Orchard<\/a>. Hoping that we might be able to pick some apple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, the session was already over. No apple for us to pick from the tree. If you really plan to pick some fruits, check out the fruits season chart available online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time to head to our next Airbnb. Our unit is on the 2nd Floor. The owner actually stays on the ground floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Need to bring our luggage up these stairs. For those with a lot of luggage or with old folks, check for such thing before you make the booking. (Lesson learned)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we reached the 2nd Floor, we were greeted by the simple kitchen and dinning area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next the living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2nd Bedroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A standard Bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let go to Melbourne biggest shopping center – Chadstone Shopping Mall<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s a really big mall, I almost got lost with all the different lanes. But most important of all, it has my favorite Bubble Tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After walking for about 2 hours, we decide to head for China Town for something special. On this night, they even has a small night market going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is our dinner. Hotpot at Fishpot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What’s special about this hotpot is that the pot will rise up at the press of a button and allow you to get to your food more easily. You should try it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n