THE DAINTREES (20/09/09)
We had planned to travel back fairly slowly to Melbourne but we received a message that Olie was picking some furniture up from the Daintree Rainforest area and we decided to rush back and join him for the several hour round trip. Up in the Daintrees we visited the William Ricketts Sanctuary. William Ricketts was a clay sculptor and made many Aboriginal figures whilst championing their cause. He died in the 1990s but the sanctuary is still open and looking at the moss covered sculptures set in dense rainforest is a fascinating experience.
A large clay arch made in William Ricketts' huge kiln which is now part of the exhibition.
Having enjoyed the sculptures we went for a short excursion into the rainforest proper.
Probably the defining characteristic of Australian temperate rainforest is their immensely tall, towering Eucalyptus, or Gum, trees.
The boys in the bush.
Back in Melbourne it was time for Liz's first Aussie Barbie. Being veggies there wasn't much in the way of shrimp throwing but it was a cracking meal.
Even more exciting (for Adam) than the barbecue was finding his first deadly Australian animal - a Redback Spider. Having captured her in a pot he could study and photograph (quite unsuccessfully through the thick plastic) her as much as he wanted.
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