Roos, Booze and Cockatoos
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Oct 30, 2012
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Trip End
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Thursday, February 14, 2013
bird for Canadians, we had never thought about where they lived naturally. I mean, what do they do without bars to climb? Lol
We're having a wonderful time with our hosts Rhys and Penny. Brian has finally had the opportunity to taste his first Aussie beer. He said it tastes like wallaby piss – not really! We spent many good hours chatting away about all sorts of things.
We did get a few extra hours with Rhys. Not the best circumstances, but we were still pleased. His school was on strike action and he wasn't feeling well enough for marching, so he took the day off.
We went out to Lindburn Park for a gorgeous walk around the lake. The air was heady with the smell of eucalyptus. Usually this is a place where you can see dozens of kangaroos that are very used to humans – perfect for newbie travellers to OZ. However, the early morning thunderstorm had them diving for cover. Right when we were about to give up, Rhys spotted a roo with her little joey! We watched them for awhile and saw them bounce about. It must have been a good omen and the wildlife famine was lifted. Just after that we saw a little echidna and a red bellied black snake (2nd most venomous in Victoria). We also had our fill of birds. Kookaburras, cockatoos, red cheeded parrots, rainbow larakeets, rozellas, to name just a few! We went to a bird sanctuary and had a close up view of the cockatoos and rozellas. Then we stopped off at a local pub and Brian had his first pint. We went for a little walk through what seemed like a jurassic park landscape, with tall trees with peeling bark and ferns that grow as tall as trees. We were hoping to spot a wombat to add to our ever expanding list of Aussie animals we've spotted, but none were to be seen.
An evening of pizza making and wine as well as a visit from a friendly possom was a perfect end to our day. Not bad for day on, eh?
