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Enchanting Echidnas

Shuffling along remarkably unperturbed by our existence,  common and widespread around these parts, the echidna on the path  draws quite a crowd . They can be shy animals   it's hard to get a half way decent photo. As my earlier attempts will show... Approach with too much excitement and an over  enthusiastic  ' come quick it's an Echidna...! ' And the little critter sinks into a bristling ball of quills camouflaged  amongst the dense undergrowth  of the Point Nepean National Park. Where, where they all ask? But this one is friendly  it's snout sniffing out ants and termites, happy to show off it's curly hind claws. Isn't he a cute critter? The common Aussie echidna  always seems so exotic  to me.  In my childhood we had hedgehogs, but nothing as big, or enchanting as an echidna! Linking with Saturday's Critters Thanks Eileen!

Yorkeys Knob here we come!

Tropical Far North Queensland - Yorkeys Knob, Cairns to Port Douglas 70kms Where the reef meets the rainforest It's the July school holidays and we're joining the Melbourne exodus in search of some winter warmth. We've used some long forgotten Air-miles and will support the local economy by staying local... Well not that local! The three and a half hour flight to Cairns will transport us to palm trees, banana plantations, tropical rain forests, Four-mile beaches and the Great Barrier Reef. Our eldest Wren-let is not with us, Beanz has returned to Europe and is currently studying Apartheid in South Africa before traveling to Rwanda to learn about Genocide. What an incredible degree she is piecing together and what an amazing time to be completing the Seeking Justice course - my Twitter feed, set to CNN and BBC Breaking News is full of daily updates on Nelson Mandela's health... So it is just the four of us that front up at the Qantas Lounge having somehow arri...