It's a blog about a trip to Australia - cue the requisite shot of a sulfur-crested cockatoo.
And the requisite photo of the wallaby in our campsite (they're awfully cute - you'll see more photos of wallabies over the next few blog entries. This one hopped into our campsite and seemed quite ambivalent about our presence.
And as I explained in pt 1, you can't go far in this place
without some sort of warning about the wildlife.
Warning: Crocodile pens for sale. (but apparently no Box Jellyfish pens).
It doesn't seem to matter where you go, you still get warned.
One of the things that struck me on our first days here day were the colours and textures, though I have to say, rust red is the predominant theme. These two photos are from the same beach at Darwin.
Rusty red is certainly a recurring theme. Rocks, cliffs, and dust on the roads. We headed south and west and travelled roughly 2,000 kms and experienced variations of this (rusty red) theme.
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| At our campsite in Kununurra | |
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| On the road to the China wall outside Halls Creek |
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| between Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing |
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| East of Fitzroy Crossing |
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This is not a tan line - it's a dust line. Even my toes became rusty red.
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| The road into our campsite just north of Broome |
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| stopping for a tea break in the morning |
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| Even the termite mounds. |
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Oh, and speaking of termites. We learned that there are roughly 80,000 species of termites in Australia, only 5% of which eat wood. Most seem to eat grass and grass seeds.
These are Cathedral Termites, so called because they build such incredibly large mounds. They feel as solid as concrete.
Hmmm, seems to me my last blog entry ended with termites too. Can't help it really, there's no getting away from them. They're everywhere, and the variety of colour, shape, and size was a constant source of wonder.
