G'day everybody!
I know that some of you are very interested in the different animals that live in Australia so I thought I'd tell you about a few I've seen since I was back in Brisbane.
First of all, let me introduce you to a new friend I've made in Brisbane.
Meet Ozzie Bear. We've got a lot in common: the same taste in jumpers and we seem to be on the same wavelength. It's nice to think you can travel to the other side of the world and still be able to find friends.
Ozzie and I seemed to bond together as we tried to cheer up Gianni who came to visit us. She is called Gigi for short and, as you can see, she was feeling a bit grumpy. I couldn't understand why at first because I thought her Mum was feeding her a nice bowl of mushy peas - my favourite! But then I realised she was having squashed avocado for tea. Anyway, I was soon able to take her mind off it!
After that she went to sleep quite happily and we all ate a delicious curry.
The next day, we went for a walk to Shorncliffe pier at the seaside and we saw some very interesting creatures.
Can you see anything? Here's a close-up.
No, it's not an alien, it's a jelly fish! We saw hundreds of them. Here's another.
It's been washed up onto the jetty. Here's another one:
I don't know how it ended up on the path.
There are many different sorts of jelly fish in the sea around the coast of Queensland. A lot of them can sting you. You will find bottles of vinegar beside the lifesavers on the busiest beaches. The acid in the vinegar neutralises the alkaline sting and helps take the pain away. I bet you can't guess what people do if they are on a remote beach and haven't got any vinegar. They wee on the sting! Yuk!
There is one sort of jellyfish that has a particularly dangerous sting. It's called a Box Jelly Fish or Stinger. A sting from a Box Jelly Fish can be fatal so when people are swimming in parts of the seas where there are stingers about, they wear stinger suits. I haven't seen any myself but I'll put a link at the end of the blog so you can have a look.
We got so excited taking photos of the jelly fish, we forgot to take a picture of Shorncliffe pier. That's a shame because you would recognise it. It's a very cute pier and has been used as a film location quite a few times. It was used as a location for the Homebase advertisement when the pier was decked out with furniture, carpets and wallpaper from homebase. I'll put in a link so that you can feel as if you've been where I've been!
At the end of our walk, we had lunch in this cafe. Mrs P had Moreton Bay Bugs, which are a sort of mini lobster. They are much more delicious than they sound. So delicious, in fact, Mrs P ate them all before I could get a photo!
Another strange creature I've seen was on the riverbank at Brisbane.
This lizard was soaking up the heat of the sunshine by the side of the river. Because lizards are cold-blooded, they can't warm up their own bodies like we do and have to rely on the heat of the sun. This lizard wasn't a bit scared of humans and just stood still while we took his photo. He looks like a dinosaur or a pre-historic monster, doesn't he?
Talking of monsters, here's another!
This is an Aussie chicken sandwich! Mrs P had to take a deep breath before she tackled it so I had time to take a snap! I think I've mentioned before that they like big portions in Australia. This is their idea of good tukka (we would say good food).
Here's another creature we saw on the river bank.
I know it just looks like an ordinary crow, but I've got to tell you that they are much bigger in Australia. And they are so noisy! There are lots of them living in the trees around the house where I am staying and they wake us up every morning. It's not just the sound of their cawing that wakes us up. They seem to stamp on the roof. Because this house has a tin roof, it amplifies every sound. The crows sound like a heard of elephants when they stamp across the roof!
Well, that's all for now! Hooroo!
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