Category: Miscellaneous

Wombat Hugger

January 7, 2013

Let’s cut right to the chase:

Yep, that’s me and a wombat. It’s a nine month old female, who was placid and soft and loved to be hugged right under her arms. It was awesomely cute 🙂

Today I visited the above with Sue and her two kids. It’s an animal park about an hour south of Newcastle featuring a good collection of Australian animals.

Going to the shows alone would fill your day. We saw several: venomous snakes, alligator feeding, dingo feeding, croc feeding, Tasmanian devil feeding.

There were many opportunities for animal photos, including snakes, alligators, wombats, koalas and devils. In addition, free roaming animals included emus, geese, ducks and…

Beautiful beasts they are. There were two types there, Eastern Grays and Kangaroo Island Kangaroos. As I said to Sue, how many other animals can you think of with the same word in its name twice?

Inside a reptile house was the above statue. It periodically breathed smoke and spoke what sounded like the language of Mordor. As a child, I would have loved it. As an adult… well I loved it still 🙂

Much fun was had by all; adults and kids alike. Especially the old guy that hugged a wombat 🙂

Sailor Chicken

January 1, 2013

Yesterday was our last day in Canberra, and I woke feeling pretty crook. We didn’t have enough time to visit any other attractions, so strolled the CBD until we left for the train.

I actually used one of those massaging chairs you see in malls worldwide! This was the second time, since I’d stealthily used the same one the day before. They are actually good, and recommended for only $2.

That’s a shot for Bernard. These mini cinnamon sugar donuts look delicious don’t they?

This sign was posted at the station:

What the hell? Canberra has evil mushrooms? I wish I’d known that before we left, I would have watched for them.

I was feeling quite sick on the train, with classic cold symptoms. This delicious lunch made me feel momentarily better:

Yep it’s a long sausage roll. A steal for $3.40!

Here’s what Australia looked like out the train window:

By the time we got back in late afternoon, I was feeling terrible, and made the (brave for me!) decision to get some medicine. A few pills, a nights sleep and an absence of junk food later and I feel much better (although not yet completely well).

And here’s a friend I met at the UFO catchers the other day 🙂

Happy Christmas

December 25, 2012

Robot Claw