Sunday: At the Zoo
May 29 2005 02:53 AM | Australia
On the way back from Lennox head, my tour guide and I
stopped at the Curribum Wildlife Sanctuary. It’s one
of the oldest animal sanctuaries in Australia. We
spent the day viewing koalas, Tasmania devils, roos,
crocs, and birds. Tragedy struck when I was getting
my picture taken with a baby croc. The litter fellar
decided he had enough, and took a big dump. You’ve
not lived until you’ve been covered in croc crap. The
locals said it would bring me good luck. The croc
crap reminded me suspiciously of vegemite, however.
And I wondered if Aussie were putting the world on by
bottling croc crap and spreading it on toast. Crikey!
Before leaving, both Stephen and I were able to feed
the wild lorikeets that roam the area. This is quite
the tourist draw for folks. People get covered in
lorikeet (and lorikeet crap) as they hold up dishes
with a milky sweet liquid for the birds to feed on.
There are thousands of lorikeets.