Australian Journey VI

This was 1995, in Queensland, Bowling Green Bay National Park.

There we really saw life kangaroos!
Usually we saw them at the side of the road, hit by Road Trains. Smelling.
Roos weren´t that special, btw. Sheep you only saw some whool. Interesting were the cows. Some you could smell real bad in advance. Some had turned upside down, others looked like a handbag...
No, really. In 1999 there weren´t as many dead animals on the side of the road. Didn´t see as many grids,either, more fences, though.

Don´t call me cheesy or even crude. It was just an everyday-sight back then.

So, the second time I saw life kangaroos was this NP.

A new trailer arrived. The man got out with a hammer and wanted to attach som kind of tent. One of those really big Roos came by. Stood right behind him to look what he´s up to.
Obviously they breathe very softly. He never knew there was a Roo behind him.
He used the hammer, searching his goal... one, two aaaand THREE! BANG! He hit the poor Roo right in the face!

And the Roo... went on it´s tail and hit him hard in return.

The wife was screaming. "pooooor Joey!!!!".

It was comical, really.

No one was hurt seriously, so I can say: Funny.

Roo... or rather Wallaby... in pic above wanted some white bread from us. We gave water - must´ve tasted a bit of coffee, it wanted cup after cup!
My respect. They do have some claws, little fella scared me and Ingo had to take over!

Here... it´s darn, darn cold. So cold we did skip our Monday-ritual - too cold for the city (and my sore eyes).
Wednesday I´ll finally get rid off the "band-aid" in my left eye, rightie follow Friday. Knock on wood!

It´s a great thing to have contact-lenses as band-aid. Just... they´re not available in my size and hurt a lot every time I use the meds.