Kim with a joey

Australian Outback and Banana Plantation

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July 3rd 2009
Australian Outback and Banana Plantation I had lunch at a cattle ranch in the outback. Steak, salad, tea, and fruit salad. Yum! I also got to hold a joey (baby kangaroo). I guess these people were bring it up to be their pet. Kind of crazy if you ask me...I'd rather have a dog. The joey was cute but it's claws scared me a bit because they were pretty big. I then went to a ba ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more