Gorge Wildlife Park, South Australia

Every time we take a trip back to Australia I'm always asked by my friends here in the US about the animals. Will we get to see kangaroos on our trip? Will we get to a cuddle a koala? Will we get bitten by a deadly snake/spider/shark/crocodile/jellyfish? 

Ok, that last one is asked more often that you'd expect - and obviously the answer is no because I'm here to write this post today. Unless I'm zombie Sally right now! You never know!

Anyway, scary animals aside, Australia's weird and wonderful friendly animals (or at least, friendly seeming animals) are always what my friends here want to know about. 

My kids are just as intrigued by Australia's wildlife, so every time we go back to Australia we make sure to plan a trip to a local wildlife park or zoo.

During our recent trip back to Adelaide we visited Gorge Wildlife Park in Cudlee Creek.

Let's take a look...

Cleland Wildlife Park

Kangaroos and koalas...

That's the first thing most people think of when you mention Australia, right?

We couldn't travel all the way to Australia and not meet some of the country's most well known furry residents. Ava had seen kangaroos and koalas on many occasions before our move to California, but for Lola and Mathilde these marsupials were just something they'd seen in books or on tv. So, during our time in our home city of Adelaide we headed to the hills and visited Cleland Wildlife Park.