That is the name of the tour we are taking today. And the day is starting out quite well. I even got to watch Liverpool win their Champions League match this morning. The sun is working on burning off the morning cover as we headed down to the bus. It is a 45 min. ride out of town but the guide is good and filling us with info. Our first destination is a place called Serendip which started as a goose breeding habitat but was adopted by a bunch of kangaroo
s. They basically stay inside the fence but only by choice as they can easily jump it. (An adult can clear a 5 ft fence from a resting position). We walked out into the field and got pretty close. They are not tame but tolerate us. Interesting to see. We also saw a billabong (water hole) with all sorts of birds (no crocs here though) and walked among some emus (ostrich like). The make this strange thumping sound that you almost feel more than hear. Reminded me of a program I heard about dinosaur sounds once. After a bit of lunch (I won a bottle of wine answering the question 'what is a group of kangeroos called') we meet a young aboriginal man who talked about their culture some and treated us to some didjeridoo music. It is a neat sound that I think is pretty neat. (I suppose it is like bagpipes-you love it or hate it). It is interesting that they have to inhale and exhale/blow at the same time, something called circular b
reathing which allows them to play continuously. Try it. We learned how to make 'billy tea' (From the Waltzing Matilda song - '..waited while his billy boiled..') and drove to a huge granite rock that gives a widesweeping view of the flatlands beyond (a bit like pride rock in the Lion King). It is a sacred place to the aborigines and there is evidence that they have used it for a very very long time. Around this mount is a Koala refuge and a local guide led us in the bush to some areas where we were able to see some koalas. They are very private animals and spend almost all of their time alone (one koala per 5 acres average). They will climb up in the trees and sleep in the daytime were they are safer and can be cooled by the breezes. While today is maybe in the low 80's they recently had temps as high as 115 around the time the fire started. That and 19 years or so of drought and... The Koalas are quite cute. And so unique. Well it's back to the ship as we are leaving soon to head for Sydney ( after a day at sea).
s. They basically stay inside the fence but only by choice as they can easily jump it. (An adult can clear a 5 ft fence from a resting position). We walked out into the field and got pretty close. They are not tame but tolerate us. Interesting to see. We also saw a billabong (water hole) with all sorts of birds (no crocs here though) and walked among some emus (ostrich like). The make this strange thumping sound that you almost feel more than hear. Reminded me of a program I heard about dinosaur sounds once. After a bit of lunch (I won a bottle of wine answering the question 'what is a group of kangeroos called') we meet a young aboriginal man who talked about their culture some and treated us to some didjeridoo music. It is a neat sound that I think is pretty neat. (I suppose it is like bagpipes-you love it or hate it). It is interesting that they have to inhale and exhale/blow at the same time, something called circular b
reathing which allows them to play continuously. Try it. We learned how to make 'billy tea' (From the Waltzing Matilda song - '..waited while his billy boiled..') and drove to a huge granite rock that gives a widesweeping view of the flatlands beyond (a bit like pride rock in the Lion King). It is a sacred place to the aborigines and there is evidence that they have used it for a very very long time. Around this mount is a Koala refuge and a local guide led us in the bush to some areas where we were able to see some koalas. They are very private animals and spend almost all of their time alone (one koala per 5 acres average). They will climb up in the trees and sleep in the daytime were they are safer and can be cooled by the breezes. While today is maybe in the low 80's they recently had temps as high as 115 around the time the fire started. That and 19 years or so of drought and... The Koalas are quite cute. And so unique. Well it's back to the ship as we are leaving soon to head for Sydney ( after a day at sea).
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