Glenbrook National Park & Parramatta

We had a great experience with our friends the Marcantelli’s on Tuesday, March 25^th. We went to Glenbrook National Park and got to see a group of 7 kangaroos. The little Joey kept us mesmerized as he jumped around his mom. He would get thirsty and would go to his mom for a drink of milk in her pouch. The kangaroos were really tame and let us get within about 10 feet of them. We watched them for over 45 minutes and enjoyed seeing these animals in the wild.

The next week on our P day (March 31) we went to Parramatta with the Evans and Marcantellis to see this historic area. The first fleet arrived in Australia 18 Jan 1788. The soil around Sydney was not good for growing crops so the area around Parramatta was selected as a good site to grow crops. The Old Government House which was the governor’s home and served as a place to conduct government business. It was constructed between 1799 and 1816. We enjoyed Christine, our tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and got us interested in the history of Australia. It is quite prestigious to have a convict on your pedigree. Many of these convicts were sent here for 7 years for poaching a fish or stealing a loaf of bread.