Western Australia III

Day 5:

Country Life Farm at Dunsborough

http://www.countrylifefarm.com.au/Country_Life_Farm/HOME.html

Everybody's given a bucket of carrots to feed the animals upon entry, and paying the expensive entrance fees, $15 per adult and $13 for kids under 2. We tried our luck by saying Nadine just turned 2, hoping that the staff will be kind enough to waive her fee. But without missing a beat, he said, "oh, that will be $13". :-/

Nadine was a bit apprehensive about feeding the guinea pigs and rabbits initially. She kept asking Daddy and Mummy to feed them.

After a while, she decided to try her hand at feeding the rabbits, at arm's length.

The farm had an outdoor playground, which the kids enjoyed tremendously. On its website, it also it offers boat rides. But its micro-mini lake looks more like a mini swamp and its boats look like they've been abandoned for a long time.

Ethan and Nadine fighting over a toy at the indoor playground. Yes, Nadine's probably biting Ethan. Ethan's no push-over either. And Mummy kept reminding Nadine that soon, Ethan will be bigger and stronger than her, and will retaliate more than ever. At 1 point, she turned to Mummy and said she's scared of Ethan. That lasted for 5 min.

The indoor playground had sections for toddlers, pre-schoolers and older kids. There was even a "time-out" mat! More importantly, there was an area for parents to sit, chat, read papers/magazines, drink coffee/tea, as they waited for their children to exhaust their energy ... which can take forever.