Tuesday, 29 December 2015

We Met Oddball!

Today we went to Warrnambool for a swim and Cuddlepie insisted that we go to 'Penguin Island' (actually Middle Island). He absolutely loved Oddball  - you may remember me talking about the movie here - and wanted to go to Oddball's island.


He was swimming and didn't notice the ranger and the two Maremmas enter the water. The ranger walks them across to the island in the afternoon and picks them up in the morning. Cuddlepie was so excited when he saw them!


'I got to pat Oddball!' he yelled.

We were pretty thrilled with our brush with fame!

You can read about the Maremma penguin program here.




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  1. poggeaux29 December 2015 at 22:00

    Watched this on TV the other night - what an amazing story...as is the farmer with his 1000's of hens where it all started.

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    1. Tiny Toadstool Cottage29 December 2015 at 22:23

      It is such a wonderful story - and Swampy is a legend. Great guy. It just shows you have to be different to make a difference.

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  2. Henny Penny29 December 2015 at 23:22

    I worried that I had been missing your posts, but saw in your Christmas post that you have been away. Glad you're back. Poppy and I have simply got to see this movie. We would love, I am sure. Hope you had a Merry Christmas!

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    1. Tiny Toadstool Cottage30 December 2015 at 23:01

      It is great to be back! I think you would love the movie, it is just a lovely family movie.

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  3. laustan27 June 2016 at 16:43

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