Gorges Springs

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Gorgeous is a word that Australians use to describe food, which is an expression I quite like. However today I'm talking about 'gorges', as in deep canyons.



We hiked around Katherine Gorge -breathtaking- and bought Majeed a leather hat, so he totally looks like you imagine a dashingly handsome dark-haired Australian would look.



We saw these totally awesome birds called "Great Bowerbird" doing their mating thing. The male birds makes these grassy doorways and throws all kind of materials in the doorways to attract the female. It's quite a show and we were very excited to be able to see it.



Then we drove to Mattaranka Falls to find a campground and sleep the night. Tomorrow, Mattaranka natural hot springs.



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Photos

Katherine Gorge
Lovely

Camel!
Our first camel sighting...cool but not wild.

Bonne St-Jean!
We celebrated La fête nationale du Québec -St-Jean Baptiste a few days early!

Kangaroo road sign
We saw dozens and dozens of these over the course of our trek through Oz. We also saw lots of the real thing! Pics and stories coming up in a future blog...

Hiking
It was really gorgeous hiking around Katherine Gorge.

Bower bird mating game
Here are the little grass doorways that the male bird makes to attract the female. She then decides if they are satisfactory or if he needs to start over.

Just like an Aussie
Here's my hubby sporting his new hat and taking a break from our hike.

Wedge tail eagle
We saw this guy really really close. When he flies or walks it looks like he's wearing pants!

Small town pride
The town of Aileron is very proud of their enormous statue of an Aboriginal mom and child.

Comments

[diane]

enjoying life
Hey you guys...you are looking like you are totally enjoying your travels! how wonderful that you can experience all of this! Ottawa will seem so staid and boring after your adventures! Can't wait to hear the stories!! Keep smiling and being spontaneous!

[Metaphorak]

oh yea, mating
Hi mates, mating in the land of matey. Send more insectuous news. love, MetapHORAK