An appointment was booked for both at 12.00pm. They asked and were told that Jen had very little experience and Calum had none. It all sounded great, riding right into the bush on special horse trails for approximately two and a half hours.
Off we went up the route 2 freeway, onto the Wanaroo Road and look out for Ron's Ranch. Now I've seen westerns, I've even seen some Australian films so I was fairly confident I could recognise a 'Ranch' when I see one. Suddenly Calum said "that's it" and as we sailed past we saw a hand painted sign saying 'Ron's Ranch'.
We quickly turned the car around and in we drove. The 'Ranch' consisted of a number of containers and huts along with a number of Horses in paddocks. Jen got out and spoke with the lady who appeared to be in charge. Only $70 each so no issues with the price. Again Jen was asked if she was experienced and again she said very little and Calum had none. "Oh" said the lady "did you want a guide?", now bearing in mind the ride is over two hours long, and goes into the bush where obviously Jen and Calum had never been, and even if they had they wouldn't be confident on horses this seemed an odd question. "Well yes" said Jen "Sorry" she replied "We haven't got one as they all went back to school today. Would you be okay without one?" incredibly they were prepared to let a novice and an absolute beginner go into the bush, on horses they don't know, without a guide. Jen reluctantly declined and the two very disappointed prospective riders got back in the car with Les and drove back towards Perth!
We all decided on the way back to call in at Caversham Wildlife Park. We were so glad we did. It was brilliant. Lots of birds, bats and other creatures like wallabies etc but most importantly Koalas:
And Kangaroo's:
You could feed and stroke the Kangaroo's but they explained you could only stroke certain Koala's for a certain amount of time as they get "stressed" - makes you wonder what people used to do to them! It's now illegal to hold a Koala in Australia!
The park was amazing and there was lots to see including a motor museum etc. There was a number of raised view points where you could see for miles, including in the distance Perth:
This was the view point we used:
Tomorrow morning, off to Ayers Rock, more to follow:
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Like the sound of that. Impressed you managed ton use the iPad touch keyboard for that long without loads of mistakes. Make sure you visit the Anzac memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, as you seemed to like the one there. Have fun !
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