Back in Australia
We arrived in Australia on Wednesday of last week. It has almost been a full week since we arrived, and I realized I just haven't posted anything about the trip yet. The first few days were spent doing some much needed clothes shopping for the boys, visiting with my Mum in the evenings and in general just settling in. We have especially enjoyed being in the cooler climate - no humidity, cool breezes in the evening, and temperatures between the 20s and the 30s (celsius). We have really been enjoying being able to go outside without the incessant heat and find life here quite enjoyable.
We have been able to do a few nature related experiences, and those have been quite unique. One of our days was spent at the Yanchep Wildlife Park. There we were able to see koalas and kangaroos in the wild, and also had an "aboriginal experience" learning about the local aboriginal tribes from the region, and we had a guided tour through a unique cave.
Here are some of out better pictures from the day:
Our favorite part of the day was to see the koalas. Our first trip through the area had sleepy koalas high up in the trees and none of the pictures did them justice. At the end of the day we stopped by again, and found the koalas to be lower down, and almost perfectly posing for us.
The cave that we visited had some unique stalagmites and stalactites. These are formed by the streams that have traveled through the cave and the moisture collected due to those streams. There is a piece of wood that you can see in one of the pictures. That is not a post brought in, but a eucalyptus tree root, that has found its way down to the cave to have access to the water in the cave.
The "aboriginal experience" was basically a short lecture shared by a local aboriginal who shared information about his tribe, the tools used, the culture and the story telling process. The boys left with the understanding that the aboriginals see the world and nature differently than do the rest of us. They learned an enormous amount in 40 minutes, got to touch tools, see how they worked, and listen to a didgeridoo being played. I took a video that I will try to upload later to blogger. I may be able to upload it to Facebook though.
While in the park we also kangaroos. Some were feeding in the brush. Here is a picture of one from the distance. Later on we also so a group of them bounding through the bush. I only caught the tail end of the last kanga bounding by however. A lesson to be learned about keeping the camera ready for these types of photo opportunities.
Otherwise we enjoyed the varied nature in the park. I loved the smell of the eucalyptus trees, the combined sand and warmth. All smells, colors and feelings that I remember from childhood.
We have been able to do a few nature related experiences, and those have been quite unique. One of our days was spent at the Yanchep Wildlife Park. There we were able to see koalas and kangaroos in the wild, and also had an "aboriginal experience" learning about the local aboriginal tribes from the region, and we had a guided tour through a unique cave.
Here are some of out better pictures from the day:
Our favorite part of the day was to see the koalas. Our first trip through the area had sleepy koalas high up in the trees and none of the pictures did them justice. At the end of the day we stopped by again, and found the koalas to be lower down, and almost perfectly posing for us.
The cave that we visited had some unique stalagmites and stalactites. These are formed by the streams that have traveled through the cave and the moisture collected due to those streams. There is a piece of wood that you can see in one of the pictures. That is not a post brought in, but a eucalyptus tree root, that has found its way down to the cave to have access to the water in the cave.
While in the park we also kangaroos. Some were feeding in the brush. Here is a picture of one from the distance. Later on we also so a group of them bounding through the bush. I only caught the tail end of the last kanga bounding by however. A lesson to be learned about keeping the camera ready for these types of photo opportunities.
Otherwise we enjoyed the varied nature in the park. I loved the smell of the eucalyptus trees, the combined sand and warmth. All smells, colors and feelings that I remember from childhood.
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