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hereis a wombatasleeponourfrontlawn.Atleast,
it couldbea wombat.Orperhapsa rock.Closer
investigationis required.
Aswecreepsilentlycloserandpeerintothe
shadowsoftheundergrowth,therocksnuffles.It’sa wombat!
Thereis perhapsnowhereelseintheworldyoucanplaythe
gameRockorWombat– certainlynotwithanyrealsenseof
anticipation– thanWolganValley,wheretwooutofthreegames
willresultinthejoyfuldelightofrealisingthestaticmoundin
distanceis,infact,a wombat.
TheBlueMountainsresortandconservationpark– officially
calledEmiratesOne&OnlyWolganValley– is hometothe
highestdensitywombatpopulationinAustralia.It’sthe
Manhattanofthewombatworld,withanestimated 300
wombatsresidingacrossthe7000-acreproperty.
TheywaddlehappilyamongstmobsofEasterngrey
kangaroosandred-neckedwallabiesthatlittertheproperty,
makingthemselvesat homewherevertheyplease.Theboldest
sunbathe in between the property’s private villas, bounding➤Aboveright:A
wombatinthewild.
Aboveleft:Chef
JamesVilesinthe
CountryKitchen.
Opposite:Field
guidestakeguests
outtoexplorethe
propertyandgetup
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