So last weekend we drove out to the bush and even spent the night in the car. I have never seen so many stars anywhere before! Here are some photos of the nature (copyright my boyfriend).
The Serpentine Falls. Not amazing, but the hiking trail in the surroundings seemed lovely.
Near the picnic area we encountered some wild kangaroos...
...which weren't quite so wild. They happily ate toast and apples from the silly tourists who would feed them.
Some proper bushland right after sunrise.
Some more bushland.
The bushland regularly burns, leading to some really interesting ecology and growth strategies (like seed germination in response to smoke), but there are also some bigger trees..
...that grow beautifully twisting and turning.
This plant is known as the blackboy, or the grasstree, and is probably a hundred years old as they grow very very slowly (1 cm/year).
More blackboys.
More trees.
And finally a sunset into the Indian Ocean.
The Serpentine Falls. Not amazing, but the hiking trail in the surroundings seemed lovely.
Near the picnic area we encountered some wild kangaroos...
...which weren't quite so wild. They happily ate toast and apples from the silly tourists who would feed them.
Some proper bushland right after sunrise.
Some more bushland.
The bushland regularly burns, leading to some really interesting ecology and growth strategies (like seed germination in response to smoke), but there are also some bigger trees..
...that grow beautifully twisting and turning.
This plant is known as the blackboy, or the grasstree, and is probably a hundred years old as they grow very very slowly (1 cm/year).
More blackboys.
And finally a sunset into the Indian Ocean.
Epic! Just love the blackboys!
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