Have always love love LOVED the comics at xkcd long time fan…the guys is a genius!
The lastest comic has to be one of my favs. Most of us have been there right?
Blog Chicks Lunch
Last weekend was our first Blog Chicks lunch, sponsored by the fabulous Renault Koleos.
We had the pleasure of spending a wonderful afternoon chatting…and eating. Highlight had to be watching the foodbloggers in action…loved it!
I was very slack with the pics, you can check out some great posts by Laura, Suze and Helen for some more action.
- Laura from LrKane and Thats Noice
- Liz from Savvy Cat
- Emma from Reality Ravings
- Lucy from Chief Bridesmaid
- Jennifer from Jenius
- Sheryl from One Bite More
- Marilyn from Live first, write later
- Trish from My Little Drummer Boys
- Suze from Chocolatesuze
- Helen from Grab Your Fork
It was a fantatic day, thank you to everyone who came along. We’ll have to start planning the next one soon….hopefully we’ll drag a few more of those great Sydney girls out from behind their puter screens 
Western Plains Zoofari
As part of the Renault Koleos campaign I have running at All for Women (have you entered the competition to win a new laptop?) Last week we took the family and the Koleos on a road trip to Zoofari at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo.
Zoofari Lodge is a unique retreat tucked away in a private area in the grounds of Taronga Western Plains Zoo. The only zoo based accommodation of its kind in Australia. Guest have an exclusive opportunity to view animals up close and personal through a series of behind the sense tours.
Accommodation is in African style tents. But these tents are like no tent you have seen before and you are by no means roughing it. They are packed full of all the mod cons, a lovely en suite, heated tiled floor, comfy beds and beautifully decorated.
You are taken on 3 guided tours during your stay. You join some of the other Zoofari guests in small bus loads to visit a variety of animals up close with very knowledgeable guides who can tell you all about the animals and answer any of your questions. We had the chance to hand feed the Giraffes, Bongo and Black Rhino. (you can check out my blog for more details and pics of the tours)
Dinner and breakfast were provided. For dinner you had the choice of 3 different meals for each of the 3 courses, they also have a children’s menu. Breakfast was a ginormous full buffet breakfast with everything you could imagine. The meals and service were just fantastic.
The package includes..
• 2 day Western Plains Zoo admission
• 1 night accommodation at Zoofari Lodge
• Three exclusive behind-the-scenes tours
• A three course a la carte dinner
• A full buffet breakfast
• Bicycle hire for one day to enjoy the Zoo’s 6km circuit and 15kms of
walk/bike trails.
• Discount vouchers
We all had an amazing time! Highly recommend a Zoofari stay. It was a once in a life time chance to get up close with some of our favourite animals, and we learnt so much too.
All money made from Zoofari and other park programs goes towards helping the Taronga Conservation Society in furthering their conservation efforts.
Zoofari…Part 2
So did you read the first part? You can’t skip ahead you know!
So after the super yummy dinner it was time to jump on the bus for the night tour.
First stop was the Lions, Jasiri and his girls. He acted like a sweet little pussy cat showing off for morsels of roo. Even showing off with a bit of a roaring match with his ladies.
Next we stopped by the Manned Wolf, Suzie the Wombat and the Hippos. Bit hard to take pictures in the dark. The manned wolf was a little easier to smell than see, but Suzie was happy to come say hello for a pat and some sweet potato.
Back to our tent for the night. It had a heated floor that was amazing, we all sat around the floor for awhile warming our arses and Hayden decided he was sleeping on the floor.
Up early for showers and ready for the last tour at 7am.
Breakfast with a black rhino, he was just gorgeous. Happily sucking in his favourite branches from anyone and everyone.
We then stopped by to meet and feed a Bongo and then the Cheetahs.
Last, but certainly not least was the African Elephant girls Yum Yum and Cuddles just back from their stroll around the park and doing their morning health checks.
We then made our way back to the lodge for breakfast and checkout. We spent a few more hours checking out the rest of the animals at the zoo..and then headed home.
We had an amazing time on Zoofari…highly recommend it, just awesome!
