I had booked
a tour with Murray’s Day Out. We are joined today by Rick & Janie,
Marianne, and Dale & Janet. www.murraysdayout.com.au
Here it was a must to go see
the famed Tasmanian Devils!
After breakfast we met in
the Casino Lounge to wait in line to get our passports and have our face to
face meeting with the Australian Immigration. Then, the 7 of us took off to
catch the shuttle bus to the tourist info center where we met our guide Murray.
While waiting for the
shuttle to arrive we were greeted by the Mayor of Burnie. He was very friendly
and kindly posed for pictures with all of us. Our guide Murray was a very
enjoyable guy who loved telling us about his country and showed us a lovely
day. Highly recommend Murray’s Day Out to show you a great time in Tasmania. He
was very knowledgeable and you felt more like you were with an old friend
showing you his country than a tour guide.
Mayor of Burnie
Murray
We started the day with a
beautiful drive through the countryside on our way to the Wings Wildlife
Sanctuary. Gorgeous farms of cattle, deer, sheep, vegetables and poppies. My
favorite sign was “For Sale Rabbit Poo”.
Wing's Wildlife Park in
Tasmania is the largest wildlife/animal park that provides accommodation and
displays the largest collection of Tasmanian wildlife in Australia. They are
also the first park to import American bison in Tasmania. Their display also extends
to include an aquatic section where you can view Brook trout, Brown trout and
Rainbow trout (including albino rainbow trout) and Atlantic salmon. Wing's
Wildlife Park is a family orientated business with 3 generations working
together.
We had an amazing time here.
Murray got our tickets and made sure we all got food for the kangaroos and the
fish. We got to see the Tasmanian Devils up close and personal. We watched them
during feeding time and they do a tug of war with the meat to pull it apart. Very
funny!
Beware...they may bite says the sign...he's looking at it like "who me?" or "I'm in here with them?"
The highlight was feeding
the kangaroos. We were allowed to walk amongst them. They come hopping up to
you and were quite gentle eating from your hand. Some would hold your hand with
theirs, firmly but gently. One stood up and grabbed me around the waist and
held me. They like to be scratched under their chins/neck and one even started
scratching the air with its leg like a dog does when you scratch it.
There was a very young one
in the pouch and we watched it several times go inside the pouch and poke its
head back out again. Amazing to be that close to mom and baby. There were also
wallabies, birds, koalas, monkeys and other native animals.
We left the sanctuary and
drove the countryside in and around Braddons lookout, the drive back along the
coast to Burnie passing through , the towns of Ulverstone and Penguin. Once we
got back into Burnie we headed westward to Table Cape to the lookout along the
coast road and then up to the Burnie Lookout to take a photo of the Burnie
area.
lunch stop
someone's yard (all toilet seats)
Poppy Fields (illegal use may cause death)
town of Penguin
Wallaby's in the wild
burning of poppy fields
We stopped for lunch at a
Take Away place. Most got chips or fish and chips and I got a pastry filled
with sausage. Very good! Murray had the best toffee in the van and we had
several of those.
We also went to a lighthouse
and we walked the short distance from the lookout to the lighthouse. The walk
had great views of the ocean and we were lucky to see a couple of wild
wallabies hop very close to us. WOW!
Then, on the way back to the
ship some on the tour wanted to stop to buy some wine so Murray made a stop at
a “bottle shop” and a stop for me to buy my token magnet and something I can
fashion into a Christmas ornament. He had us back to the ship with time to
spare.
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