Australian Wildlife

I've been on the road for 3 weeks now. The most interesting thing I've seen are a bunch of rocks, and I'm not a geologist. They are called Stromatolites. They reputedly are the life forms that existed on earth a few billion years ago that produced the oxygen for all current life to exist. Life forms? Yes, I did say life. These rocks breathe. They are found only here in NW Australia and in the Bahamas supposedly.

Unfortunately, my tour bus only stopped there for 15 minutes. Mostly because everyone started running back to the bus after a few rain drops (Wussies I say!) started falling. This is one of those places I could spend a few hours at pondering the meaning of life. With an ice cold beer of course. I didn't actually notice the rocks breathing, but that is what the signs say, and from the words of a girl I met later who had seen them prior. If I had more time I certainly ould
have. I even tried to figure out a route back to see them on my own but it would have been too expensive and time consuming. It's pretty remote. Another time...perhaps in the Bahamas.

I'll post pictures of my experience there as well as more thoughts on it in a future article.

I have seen some more animated wildlife while I've been over here too. Several Manta Rays underwater, a big sea turtle both on the surface and underwater while diving, and Sting Rays on the water surface. And the most fascinating creature yet in my opinion -- the Horny Lizard. Picture below.





I'm feeling a bit journal photo happy today. Since I haven't been consistent in posting photos in the journal...I'll post a bunch today of various animals (No humans though - sorry) I've seen.





Mini Kangaroo (Wallaby?)



Australian Seals (As opposed to Sea Lions I think)


Big Sea Turtle



Dead Sting Ray (Saw live ones too)