Ostrich Farm, Port Dickson

We headed out to Port Dickson last Saturday for a one night stay away from the city. Hubby managed to secure a company bungalow for the weekend and since it has been ages since we went away for anything & anywhere, we thought this would be a great place to start it off with lil one. Moreover, with the new highway, it hardly took us an hour to reach our destination!

Our dear master did not kick up a fuss in the car. He behaved pretty well, but insisted he sits on my lap in the front passenger seat. As long as he can stay quiet, I am happy.

As we can only check-in at 1pm, we decided to stop by the Ostrich Farm. I thought it would be great for him to see some real ostriches and I actually expected to see some great ostrich races for real! How silly I was! I forgot that I am in Malaysia .. duh! Like every other tourist destination and tourist attraction, this place is so badly maintained after a few years in operations.

I did not count but there were probably about 20 ostriches in total I would guess. Most of them are "senior citizens" in the sense that they actually hardly have any bulu in them left! Serious! And there are 3 monkeys named Along, Abu & Siti .. all chained to their cages! Gosh! And some chicken and a few peacocks. That's it. Entrance fee is RM8 per adult with RM1 discount if you are Jusco Member. Never expected the discount though.

Would I go there again? Of course not! Would I recommend anyone to go there? You will kill me. Then where else to go to kill time before check-in? I also don't know cos the rest seem to be not so toddler-friendly. Maybe Eagle Range would have been better. Not sure also.

While I was there, tried their pathetic ostrich satay. 6 sticks for RM10. We ordered 30. It taste like beef but not as tough. Quite tender but a bit "sou" smell. I guess for this sort of meat, it has to be very deeply marinated like satay, rendang or fried with black pepper. Other dishes not suitable. Anyone knows if there is ostrich burger in our local supermarkets?

Will try to post tomorrow, my lil one's first ever encounter with the sand & sea!