Saturday, September 24, 2016

Trip to Perth (Day 5): Yallingup!

We woke up in the morning to crisp, fresh air and admired the scenery around us (since we couldn't see anything the night before). It was animal feeding time, and we helped Farmer Vinnie feed the animals- it was so much fun! What a great place for families- Margaret River Hideaway. Highly recommended indeed!



Like animals lining up to follow Noah up the Ark?


Isn't this little darling too cute?


Alpacas- but don't touch them- they spit!


We collected some fresh eggs too

Next up was a trip to the Yallingup Shearing Shed- an interesting experience, especially for the kids. We watched a sheep getting sheared, touched the wool (felt the lanolin oil on it), watched the sheep dogs 'work', and bottle-fed little lambs. Sounds fun? It was :)




We wanted to do something a little different next- and so we went to Yallingup Maze. Yes- you read that right- a maze! It was more fun than I expected- and it was great fun for everyone. Our family worked as a team- and trust me, teamwork is very much needed for this. There were some hidden doors- sneaky! Drove us crazy- we were like mice running around for some time- but we made it; YAY!


We also played some games out in the open area afterwards, and that was fun too. It was really nice to see the kids playing out in the open, breathing in fresh air and enjoying nature.



This game is harder than it looks!



We prepared a simple dinner at home and called it a day. It might not seem like we did a lot- but with kids taking their time to explore and experience (even finding joy in simple things like stepping over tree stumps)- time flew by. What a lovely day indeed.

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