Well, not a COMPLETE waste of life. I went out and bought all the souvenirs a girl could possibly need at the Night Markets, which is one of the major markets in cairns. It is an assortment of cheap tourist crap, fake Aboriginal art, beady-eyed masseuses, fake Ugg products, and bad Chinese food. There are a few good things there, though: cheap shotglasses, discount leather products, and the rare-but-worth-it good souvenirs.
So what did I buy myself as a souvenir? A kangaroo-leather hat! I was thinking of getting a crocodile leather one, but I don't think I'm quite badass enough to wear a hat covered in crocodile teeth. (Frankly, I'm not sure I know anyone who could wear that hat and not look ridiculous.) I have a picture of myself wearing it (and looking pretty fly) but sadly I left my camera in someone's bag at a beach party and have yet to reunite with it.
But fear not, I still have photos of something awesome: a Lace monitor lizard! Also known as the Lace Goanna, they like to climb trees and can grow to over 6 feet in length. They feed on carrion, and are a favourite traditional Aboriginal food. Like Komodo dragons, their mouths are pretty nasty--you do not want to get bitten by this thing.
I also took a short video:
I am going to stop being such a waste of life and start enjoying my last few weeks in Australia! I plan to do a fair bit of hiking soon, so expect more photos of wildlife. Especially spiders, because they're so big and they hardly move!
No comments:
Post a Comment