Priceless Paintings from W7

We are used to the occasional sight of a deer in our part of the world, or similar animal. As soon as they notice us, they disappear.

One thing we enjoyed a lot in South Australia is that this isn’t always the case there. Apart from nosy birds begging from food, there were also several cases of very close encounters with Kangaroos and Emus in particular, which weren’t bothered or interested in us at all.

A simple case of peaceful coexistence, how nice. One morning, we had breakfast just outside out tent, and right next to us, a pair of Kangaroos also nibbled away on their breakfast. We met Emus at very close distance, and even shared a track with an Emu dad and his eight chicks once.

Most other animals escaped quickly (or felt safe, such as Koalas 20m up in a tree, or seals sleeping on an inaccessible rock), but the experience of some that were simply there – that was quite some experience. Probably the nicest single aspect of the whole trip.

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