Gray-Haired Globetrotter

  What a welcoming front desk!  Sets the stage for a wonderful visit. Our room is bush side and we arrived as the kangaroos were being fed outside our window. Then a laughing kookaburra stopped by for a sip of water outside our side window. Action packed start that just continued. We scheduled a tour within the hotel complex at 3pm. Echidna’s waddled across our path making photography super easy. Echidna Wallaby Koala  The color difference indicates whether they are from the north or south parts of Australia.  Our guide Jacinta was very knowledgeable. I asked her about a cool seed pod and she didn’t know so she looked it up and tracked us down to tell us all about the Snake Vine.  Snake Vine Free cocktail coupon was offered to us at checkin so we imbibed delicious $26 Aus/17US. Mosman Fashioned , that’s the city we’re in, had Buffalo Trace Bourbon, wattle seed, local orange bitters.                      ...

   About 40 min from Kahabali, the village of Wolwal is a lively walk in the morning from the Alami Resort.  Not only did I have dogs run and bark at me, but also a goat!  The dog was concerningly aggressive and fortunately, a woman saw my distress and picked up a rock and shooed the dog away. I had another incident with a dog and all I had to do was pick up a rock and it put it's tail between it's legs and returned to it's home property.   Interacting with the villagers when we didn't share a same language was a memorable experience.  For example the young boy under the billboard was looking like he was having a bad day. I gestured to ask if I could snap a photo. He was agreeable and when I showed him his photo, he was beaming.   I also had a family approach me with their phone to take my photo.  Then I did a selfie with them. Everyone was joyful. It's a great way to start your day.  Observing village traditions that aren't part of my cultur...