we've got hoop snakes here too. Especially in the hill country.
TH
(in these cases wikipedia can be quite useful.)
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my hammock gear weights total: 2430g (~86oz)
Winter: total 2521 (~89oz)
(see my profile for detailed weights)
gram counter, not gram weenie!
Drop bears are a close relation to the koala, but are not quite so cuddly. They live, like koalas, in gum trees, but drop bears are carniverous. There have been a few deaths reported over the last two hundred years from drop bears dropping out of trees and taking a large bite out of the back of a tourists neck. That's why Aussies all wear large brimmed hats. Fortunately, they seem to prefer Japanese food though.
Got the ok today to take the month of March plus a few days off!!!! Had to share in my excitment.
Now onto the fun planning stage. Not to mention actually getting a bike and learning how to ride. But details.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
Well Done! You should have a very fine adventure - someting to tell the Grandkids about eh? I'm sure there's a wealth of info amongst us Aussie hangers - most of it more reliable than spooky drop bear stories
Kerri
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Now I know what they mean by 'Hang loose, man'!
Thanks, my goal is to become the old guy with all the cool stories of back in the day, and when I was your age.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
I'd suggest swinging south from Perth and hitting Albany. It's home to the last whaling station in Australia that closed in 1979.
Someplace along there is also Wave Rock.
I know your time is limited, but I think you are missing a great part of Australia by not visiting the Red Center. I spent 6 years in Alice Springs. You could also stop by the opal fields of Coober Peedy.
I also love Adelaide and all the wine country around it.
Austrailia is a fun country to visit, I spent 6 years there and didn't get to see all of it.
I never had any problems with snakes, almost stepped on a a few that would have ruined my day, but they didn't seem to want to mess with me. I did have a mate in our 4WD club get bit by a death adder that had crawled under his tent during the night. As he rolled up the tent he exposed the snake and it struck him. He had to be flown out by the flying doctors service.
I guess you guys are as scared of Aussie snakes as we are of Rattlesnakes and bears, if that helps put it in perspective: it's something you know may be out there, but your chances of seeing them are pretty slim in reality. Aussie snake stories seem to get bigger and bigger. I'm guessing the movie Snakes on a Plane started as a worm in a salad and just grew big enough to feed the hysteria
Yes, the Great Ocean Road would be fantacstic on a bike, but remember it can be REAL windy and wet at times.
Yes it would be great if you could see the Red Centre, but I guess after the ride from Perth to Adelaide you'll be pretty much over that type of scenery! Still, Ularu, Kata Tjuta, The Alice.... the stuff of legends!
Kerri
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Now I know what they mean by 'Hang loose, man'!
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