So many kangaroos on the golf course! Kangaroos are a big bigger and more common than wallabies.
Koalas love to eat Eucalyptus trees- especially Manna Gum. There were dozens of them in certain spots!
These Sandstone stacks are called the 12 Apostles
The forest was actually really similar to NZ- some tree species were even the same (but lots were different)
Platypuses where are you? They are nocturnal so we didn't see any here even though they do live in this lake- but we did get to see some at a wildlife sanctuary
Wild Cockatoos!
This type of Cockatoo is found in the wild too- but not as commonly as the white one
We just got back from a week in Australia. We spent a few days in Melbourne where I had a conference, then took 4 days to drive the Great Ocean Road and see some other sights in the area. Melbourne is a nice city- it's big but it's got great public transport, it's also very diverse and has excellent restaurants. The wilderness outside of Melbourne was stunning. The beaches were beautiful- although it was a little too cold to swim- but the break in the waves was amazing- so perfect! No wonder that area has some of the best surfing in the world! The forests were also really nice- and we saw a lot of wild animals- kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, dingos and so many different kinds of wild parrots. (And we thought New Zealand had nice birds!)
Your pictures are AMAZING!!!! What FUN you had!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love all those kangaroos; but I also heard they can become viscous??? Is that true?? Sounds like the food (excellent restaurants) in Australia was good too.
Yeah- the "Australian" food is better than "Kiwi" food- at least not EVERYTHING is so sweet and some stuff is even spicy. Of course the ethnic food is good. Kangaroos can probably be vicious- Brad tried to pet a wild one- but he growled at him! (Quite the sound too- who know a kangaroo would growl?)
ReplyDelete