Dinosaur Park visit

Kosov thought we were just going our for a driving lesson with Phyllis at the wheel. After about 10 kilometres of motorway driving, he said he was becoming suspicious about what was happening. 'Kosv, you will have to socialise!' 'No, Ondrewwwww. I don't want to.' 'Don't worry, you will enjoy being social this time.'

Oh dear, there had just been a shower of rain before we arrived less than an hour later and the potholed gravel carpark was a muddy mess. I was glad my car was already in need of a wash. I imagine the carpark is dusty in dry weather. That's my only criticism of the attraction, but asphalting would cost a fortune. At under $20, I thought it was a bargain.

Kosov had spotted the Dinosaur Park sign as we swung off the road. He was clearly excited to see the sign, and did not know what to expect.

Geese were pestering for food but we didn't buy a bag of appropriate food. Someone else did and I watched them. 

Kosov knew at least three quarters of the dinosaur names once he sighted them. I am not sure if this is a proper dinosaur. They were all well labelled with lots of useful information. Many dinosaur fossils were found in Australia. I also noted Mongolia, Netherlands and northern Africa. Truly though, I have minmal interest in dinosaurs. 

It seemed like dinosaurs, or some of them, had a cloaca, like a bird. That is waste and eggs come out of the same hole. 

"Kosov, these sounds that we are hearing from dinosaurs, how can scientists know what sound they made." 

"Ondrewwww, by fossils they can work out flesh and understand what sound they made by the shape of their throats."

We had some food and drink from the cafe. It was ok.

Some of the models had blinking eyes and moving trunks, as they 'breathed'. 

Most of the dinosaurs were animatronic but I think animated. 

I think there may be some children having nightmares after seeing the quite scary dinosaurs. 

The skies darkened and light rain began to fall. Hail suddenly fell, just as the little train, included in the price, we had boarded was ready to depart. The hail lasted less than a minute.

Amazingly a couple of minutes later, clouds disappeared and the sky turned blue. It was a very cold day though, about 12/53. I think the horn blowing is to sound activate the dinosaur movement. This clip is about 1.30, taken as we rode around  the park.