I should start by telling you that we fulfilled one item on our To-Do list and saw our first (and eventually our twentieth) kangaroo yesterday. We visited The Urimbirra Wildlife Park in Victor Harbour and spent nearly two hours hanging out with the kangaroos and other beautiful Australian wildlife. Here's a picture of the first kangaroo we met. He was cute, and didn't hop at us, but instead approached very slowly, almost like he was sneaking up on us.
A few minutes later, we spotted this sleeping koala. We had just missed feeding time (the only four hours a day when they are actually awake according to the guide) so we enjoyed them from afar. But because we stayed so long at the park, feeding time came around again and I got to see the little guys moving around, and I even got to pet them while they dined on eucalyptus leaves. So far, all of my Australian expectations are being met, and then some.
Just down the road, in Victor Harbour, our host Pete took us over to the bluffs where we climbed to the top of the rock for a stunning view of the water, the coast line and the town. I love hiking, and climbing - we all do, and when we got to the top, Pete snapped a photo of us catching our breath. If you're wondering why our hair looks like that, it's because the wind was whipping at a pretty good pace.
I think this next photo speaks for itself. This one rather *fresh* kangaroo followed us around the park for awhile, and eventually just sort of hugged Sue. I'm glad I turned around to capture the moment... Thanks Sue, for letting me post this photo. :)
It's a rare experience for us to actually get to settle into one place while we're touring, so these past four days in South Australia have been amazing. We hunkered down in Seaford Rise with two of the nicest people we've ever met. We've been sleeping on various pull-out couches and beds in their home, and they keep feeding us and letting us take over their home with our stuff. Pete's been taking us around town and the countryside showing us kangaroos and koalas, and Annie has been entertaining us with stories and songs, and keeping us caffeinated and fed. It's going to be hard not to bring them back to Canada with us, but I suppose it's a good thing to have such wonderful people in Australia so the next time we visit, we can meet up with them again!
This is a candid shot of Pete and Annie that I took today during our concert at the Peacock Farm. Pete ran our sound and helped put this show together (and our show the first night we arrived in Port Noarlunga.)
I should stop typing and go to bed. It's getting late, and we have an early morning ahead of us. I have to go write my mom another letter to assure her that we're safe and sound, and that all is going well down under. She's particularly interested in our kangaroo sightings, so I'm off to embellish some stories for dramatic effect. (Just kidding, I never embellish.)
Have a lovely Sunday in Canada - and in Australia - happy Monday, folks!
xo/kerri o
