First Day On The Island.

The night tour began and we immediately saw dozens of kangaroo!  Some of which had joeys in their pouches or very close by.  Unfortunately for me I didn’t bring my camera, but I figured that I’ll be here for a good long while so I would get the photos tomorrow.   David, who has a PhD in the wildlife around Australia I believe, was extremely informative!  I learned that male kangaroos have very large biceps and triceps, helps for impressing the ladies I suppose.  Kangaroos are very energy efficient, so when they jump, their diaphragm and innards are pushed down and their lungs are filled up to the max with air.  It was fun to think of that when they were bounding away from us. 

The cape barren goose is almost a pest on Kangaroo Island but most places on the mainland they are all gone, mostly because of foxes and other predators.  We saw lots of wallaby bones around the edges of the bush because they like to die in the shade.   The two little French boys that were on the tour were constantly finding skulls to take home… I secretly want one too.  As soon as it got dark the koalas became so lively it was unbelievable!  They were climbing from branch to branch and sometimes even jumping!  The last koala I spotted had a baby on her back; it was so unbelievably cute I wanted to take it to bed!  The end of the tour was everyone walking through a field full of wallaby!  They were so incredibly abundant tonight I was amazed.  I was ready for the tour to end though when it did because I was so exhausted.  Tomorrow my day starts at 7:45 so I have to be up before then.  I get to go on a koala hunt so the visitors have an easier time finding the cuddly things.

I am now ready for my 4-minute shower… I might steal a couple extra minutes though. Night night!