Hamilton Island and Koalas
Hi there!
I just posted a trip report on my visit to Hamilton Island, Australia. It's in the Whitsunday island chain. There's Koala photos also...you know you want to look!!! :-) http://www.lutherbailey.blogspot.com/ Luther Bailey |
Nice one, Luther - thanks.
We do love our koalas. Sometimes they do drink water, though. Did you see this clip from last year's bushfires in Victoria? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do9AoKyjjQg |
Hi Lukerb -
I've never been to Hamilton Island, but your photo essay was so comprehensive that now I feel I have been! I very much enjoyed your photos and now I'm going back to look at more of your travels. Thanks for posting! |
Thank you, Bokhara2 for the note and the video clip. That was a mixture of sad and sweet. I'm glad the firefighter was there to help the little guy.
Luther |
Melnq8, thank you! :-) I'm glad that the post was comprehensive enough. I often feel that I don't add enough information, so I'm glad to hear that.
Luther |
Hi Lukerb,
You might be interested to note that when the island first opened, that big swimming pool actually had dolphins in it! The original owner - Keith Williams - also started up Sea World on the Gold Coast and I think he took a couple of the dolphin residents from Sea World to Hamilton Island. I was there when the dolphins were in residence. Just another aside - a bit unrelated - but we had a friend who worked at Sea World many, many, years ago and he was married on the Endeavour Replica there and actually had a dolphin as his best man - the dolphin jumped up to the side of the ship with the ring case in his mouth. We live in a 'koala corridor' and it's always a special moment when we get to see a koala up close and personal. I've actually had one walk right down our street on the road on his way to the nearby park! |
Hi Stormbird,
I've a pic you might like from the GTG; if you email me at bokhara77 at hotmail dot com, I'll send it up to you. Cheers from soggy Sydney Bokhara |
Hi Stormbird!
Thanks for the interesting note. I LOVE Dolphins and would have been in heaven if I had gotten a chance to see them. Although, seeing them in a swimming pool would have made me feel bad for them. The intelligence of Dolphins remains amazing to me, and having one be able to do such a feat is even more amazing. Since I'm living out in the desert at the moment, the only things we've had walk down on the streets is the occasion Bighorn Sheep, I certainly had rather have Koalas though! :-) Thanks again, Luther |
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