Today was supposed to be our day to see Australian animals and we certainly got our fill. We went to the Moonlit Wildlife Sanctuary where they had a great variety of animals. We got to see kangaroos, koalas, wallabies and all sorts of other creatures (most of whom I don’t recall their names). Unfortunately the Tasmanian Devil was in hiding so I guess we will have to schedule a trip to Tasmania to see that critter. Our tour guide, Darrin, who has been amazing (I am not just saying that because he is a follower of my blog and knows where to find the most poisonous creatures that inhabit this continent) took some fantastic photos and has shared them with us on Facebook. My personal favorite is below.
I also got a few shots that I thought you might like to see.
At night we traveled to the St. Kilda area with two other tour members, Mary Ellen and Andrea. At dinner I found out that Mary Ellen is fluent in French (she taught the subject and has spent a lot of time in France). Andrea speaks Italian, French and Spanish. Ugh, I am so jealous. Enough about my insecurities, after dinner we headed to the pier where we were told we could see penguins at sunset.
On our trips the typical scenario will go something like this. We are told of a natural phenomena that will be occurring nearby our hotel. When I go, of course it is the one night (or day) it doesn’t happen. For example in Iceland the boat ride to see the Northern Lights was greeted with total cloud cover. In Austin, Texas I failed to see the bats that reportedly come out every night. The worse episode happened in 2017 when we flew to Nashville to see the solar eclipse only to have cloud cover block our view at the big moment. Knowing that, I was not very optimistic about seeing penguins last night. Much to my surprise the penguins were not aware of my problems and came out in droves. They were very small and incredibly cute. It was very dark so I apologize if my picture is not perfect.
Tomorrow is a travel day so we need to get up early. So this will have to do for now.
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