FROM LAURA’S JOURNAL:
Today we went to Marakoopa Cave [in Mole Creek Karst National Park in north-central Tasmania, about an hour from the place where we’re staying near Sheffield].
We were in the cave for an hour. We got to see an underground river and we also got to see glow worms. The color of them was the color of glow-in-the-dark stars.
After we went outside, we got to eat glow worms (i.e. gummy snakes). We drove into the town of Mole Creek and Lucy, Sophie, Elena and I shared two bowls of French fries (which are called “chips” in Australia).
Then we went to Trowunna Wildlife Park [not a zoo, but a wildlife sanctuary and research center]. I got to:
- hold a baby wombat named Otto
- pet a Tasmanian devil
- watch Tasmanian devils eat [they are fed pademelons, wallabies and possums]
- and hand-feed wallabies and kangaroos
HERE IS HOW ELENA DESCRIBED THE DAY IN HER JOURNAL:
Today we went to Marakoopa Cave. It had stalagmites and stalactites. It was 9 degrees Celsius. The cave was awesome!!
Then we went to Trowunna Wildlife Park. We saw a baby wombat named Otto. After that, we saw a bigger one named Lily. She weighed 18 kilos, which is about 40 lbs. Next, we saw the Tassy devils eat. Kate, the guide, went to feed them. Do you know what? Marble, a Tassy devil, was going to bite her! Luckily, she was safe. Soon we went to feed kangaroos. Then we went home. Today is extra special.
HERE IS WHAT GERHARD HAS TO SAY:
Animal Planet come to life. How can you top this?
Evening. I wanted to capture the absolutely brilliant night sky so I set up for a multi-hour exposure but when I came back outside in the middle of the night to bring in the camera, the sky was mostly overcast and the lens was fogged up. I didn’t think I’d gotten anything, but the photo actually turned out pretty nice. Here is Mount Roland with partial star trails:
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