Olymipic Dreams, 10 Jan 2012

The Blue Mtns., Day 2, 10 Jan 2012


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First stop on the way to the mountains was the Sydney Olympic Park, built for the 2000 games. I can't believe it's been 12 years since those games!

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The Olympic torch is now a fountain with the names of all the medal winners inlaid in the shallow pool that was very shallow this day...dry.

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Second stop, the Featherdale Wildlife Sanctuary. They have a leathery patch on their rumps to help them wedge into the forks of tree branches. The koala wishes he had one too.

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You can get close and personal with the kangaroos.

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Not an old gum tree but a Kookaburra nonetheless.

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Golden pheasant

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Wallaby

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My favorite Aussie animal, the wombat, a relative of the koala.

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Yeah, okay, they are cute, even sleeping, which is what they do 70% of the day.

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Merry, merry king of the bush is he.

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The blue tongued skink

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This little guy is a Quokka, native only to the southwestern tip of Western Australia. You can get an idea of his small size by the ice cream cone in the background.

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A quokka.

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This emu kept taking the woman's cone, which was purchased with food pellets inside.

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Lovely shot of a tree kangaroo.

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