We're going to the zoo zoo zoo!

Finally finished updating the zoo entry! Sorry for taking so long guys.

We settled on meeting at Melbourne Central station to catch the train to Werribee, bought some breakfast as it was going to be quite a long ride, took at least 1 hour i think.

While waiting for our train

Huey's and my breakfast: Chicken Teriyakki with sweet onion sauce, my favourite!

And we arrive at the station. Pretty quiet and isolated place, and the stupid shuttle to the zoo like comes every 1 over hour or so, and we just missed the bus when we arrived. So the other alternative was to cab there, the zoo was pretty nearby anyway, and that was what we did.

We finally reached the Open Range Werribee Zoo

Settling our tickets

This zoo is different from the common ones we usually go to. They have more of a safari theme; something like a improvised version of Africa, so Sin and I went crazy exclaiming at every hut, signage or bridge that we saw. Haha sound so sua ku, but it's definitely a different experience.

Cute little hut houses where you can have a mini picnic

We were surrounded by grasses like these when we walked the trails, and chickens were roaming around freely. And as you could have guess, that made yoke huey very irritated, which made me feel very happy!!! Haha. She hates chickens because she thinks they are very dirty, and there were chicken shit all over also.

The pretty looking signage

There are supposed to be monkeys behind, but i don't know why you can't see them hmm.

Into the grasslands i go!


Man made attractions


Campfire place





Inside the tourist center. Sin now its my turn to look pregnant here haha


The cute Meerkats we saw along the way


The lion enclosure with no lions in the pic haha; and sin your turn to look pregnant!


row row row your boat...


Obstacle bridges


The very beauty of nature...

We didn't really get to see the hippos in action. They were all sleeping and lazing around, none were swimming or moving, so i guess we just had to make do with the fake one.

This little one was playing around that particular hippo when we wanted to take the picture. His parents told him to move away, but you know being a kid and all, he couldn't take instructions well. So our dear Sin just opened her arms (you know the come give me a hug action), and he went happily right into it and posed for the pic! What a friendly kid = )

After finishing the first trail, Sin got bit hungry, so we went to the cafe for brunch. Hmmm but only she ate, so not we but she haha.

Happy with her pie and LOADS of ketchup

Me trying not to fall asleep

Next on, we went to explore the second trail. Its somewhat like a open park where the animals are allowed to roam about freely. However, we were advised to stay on the paths only, so of course we can't go chasing the animals. Anyway there were only emus, bandicoots(which we didn't see at all), wallabies and kangeroos.

Entering the unknown zone....

I told the two that since they had a gate like that, i am sure there must be some kind of animal roaming freely inside. And of course they felt vulnerable haha, so i walked first. I was constantly turning back to talk to them, and i didn't notice what was right in front of my footpath...

A huge emu!

ok, that did shock me. Thank goodness Sin screamed when she saw it, or i would have blindly crashed into it. And who knows, it may not like me and start pecking on me haha. There were plenty of them walking about, but they don't attack you. Just basically minding their own business. One of the park rangers said they love humans? Cause they basically grew up in this enclosure.

Yoke Huey and Sin

I wanted to go closer to it for a photo shot, but it started walking halfway through.Damn.

A random pic along the way

After all these walking, we were all prepped up for or vehicle tour. I think this will be the closest i will ever get to Africa. We booked for the private tour, which means less people and a personal guide. The guide would also drive of the pathways (which the general tour guide won't), and try to bring us as close to the animals as possible. Our safety was the top priority, so she would move the vehicle away asap when she senses an attack.

Our vehicle

In the vehicle

The bulls, they looked quite ugly anyway haha. And not forgetting, they were like shitting and pee-ing like non stop, didn't smell too good for sure.

Eh huey, you can camouflage in with the bulls, same colour!

The cute camel: doesn't it give you the kind of awe.... feeling?

The two of them

We saw some other animals along the way like wild horses, cows, antelopes, but i don't think i will put all of them up here. I would want to put up pics of the giraffes though, but the pics are in another camera so too bad. They were really sweet, when they saw our vehicle approaching, they actually walked up to the vehicle, and one of them like knew how to walk around the vehicle so that everyone could have a good look at them and take pictures of them. So clever! Unlike the stupid cows that wanted to charge at us, but we got away in time thanks to the fast reflexes of the guide.

We then proceeded to for mini picnic at a nice cool area. Free hot drinks and peach muffins, yum yum.

Everyone helping themselves

This was our beautiful and friendly tour guide. I think she looks like Renne Zellweger, you reckon? Anyways, after our picnic we went back to the vehicle to look at more animals but no pics of that with me now. Left the zoo and met up with PY for dinner at Richmond. Both our camera's batt was flat by then so no pictures as well.

I enjoyed myself that day quite a bit, and the experience was definitely refreshing. Don't think i will go back a second time though, it's like worth it for a one-time experience, after that nah. Going to look for some food now, hungry.