Philip's Island and Warrook Farm

For our IES orientation trip we went out of the city and into the countryside to Warrook Farm. We got to feed calves, watch a cow get milked and a sheep get shorn, saw sheep being herded and best of all, got to feed and pet kangaroos! On the second day! There were also lots of peacocks and emus wandering about (with the occasional wombat thrown in) with sheep herding dogs running around too.



After the farm we were again packed into a bus, and this time we were headed further up the coast to Phillip's Island to watch the Penguin Parade. Essentially, 600 penguins come in from the ocean to go into their land burrows at night. It was hilarious to watch as each penguin group had to muster up enough courage to cross the beach. Plus, for every penguin, there were two Korean tourists. All in all a good time.



For the night, we were put in this weird little summer Christian camp for the night and at like 8pm had nothing to do so we walked to the liquor store and grabbed two mini kegs. Nothing says icebreaker like a good game of Circle of Death. The second day of the field trip I braved a try at vegemite, but just as expected, it was digusting. A little like spreading rancid, sweaty body ooze on a piece of toast. Just say no… Next on the agenda was a scenic bike ride through a Koala reserve, but none were spotted. Disappointment.