WanderingWhy…

Australia was one of the must see countries on our list. Like most Americans, we had naive visions of sunshine, beaches and surfing, kangaroos and koalas, SCUBA diving, and Fosters beer. We did find some of these things, although no self-respecting Aussie drinks Fosters-it is crap.

As we neared the end of our stay, we were on the lookout for some native Australian animals during our Wicked campervan adventure. I was really hoping we would see some Kangaroos but they were not next to the label:

We spent a night up the northern coast of Queensland in Cape Tribulation. The area is beautiful but mostly rainforest and beach so it’s not exactly Kangaroo territory. WD found a rainforest campground with some bush walks so we pulled in and dropped anchor.

Much to our surprise they had some tame Kangaroos in a pen. It was really great to finally see them although seeing animals in a cage feels like cheating to me now. The owner mentioned they fed them at 5 pm. We figured that would be fun to watch so we made sure we were at the pen on time. The owner appeared a few minutes later and asked if we would like to come inside.

Are you kidding? This took the experience to another level entirely. Petting kangaroos!! They are really soft and it made me feel a bit guilty about eating kangaroo steak at the Sounds of Silence Dinner-hey, WD ate some too.

Bush Wallaby

There were 2 “Roos” and 4 bush wallabies. The kangaroos were orphaned and hand raised. Kangaroos are often hit by cars and the joeys rescued and raised in captivity. These particular roos looked spoiled and happy-they would not be able to survive in the wild now. The bush wallabies are native to the area and were there for different reasons-one was actually rescued from a snake attack and had some scars from the experience.

WD wasn’t too sure about the roo at first. They sized each other up:

And this was the last thing WD saw before the KO!

But later they kissed and made up:

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