Go Native 70 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 We are lucky to live less than an hour from Wilsons Promontory National Park in Victoria. The promontory terminates at the southern most point on the Australian mainland and it is a spectacular park. My daughter and I went down for a little walk today. It was a bit chilly and windy but at least it wasn't raining. The most spectacular parts of the park can only be accessed by multiday hikes or you can sail to them but even this little walk out of Tidal River, which is a major camping area of the park, is pretty nice. Beautifully coloured lichens cover the granite rocks in Tidal River My daughter enoying our little adventure Looking back across the river to the main camping area with Mt Oberon in the background. Norman Beach Norman Beach from a bit higher up Kei out on windswept Pillar Point looking back towards Norman Beach and Mt Oberon. On the way out of the park we came across this group of emus just off the side of the road. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Lovely pics, GN, and looks like some nice hiking terrain. Great to come across the wildlife like that. :thumbsup: Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Beautiful part of the world u live in GN ???? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Nice pics. Emus are cool. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Met a couple of Emu's walking down the Main Street in Exmouth, WA. Coming back from the supermarket, across the road, 2 emu's walking up the street like it was perfectly normal!! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Do they let you 'ride' them? Like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ceq-CRf5Y Link to post Share on other sites
pdoull 2 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I use to hang out down that way (use to hang out at Kilcunda a lot) years ago and it definitly is a nature lovers paradise. Highly recommend going there if you get to oz and you like that sort of stuff. As GN says be careful with weather, it is in Victoria and the weather can make or break your trip. Apart from the walks and emus, I have fond memories of other wildlife such as parrots that can be hand fed, wombats that walk through tents at night, wallabies and echidnas (you wont see these often in the wild - very shy). Echidnas are my favorite Link to post Share on other sites
pdoull 2 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Oh! Saw something on TV re: emus. The reporter was lying down on the ground, very still and reckoned the emus would come up very close because they are so curious.I can't confirm, never tried and he didn't seem to have much luck. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Rucky I did a 4 day hike around the Prom some years back and at one of the campsites we set up camp and went out for a walk along the beach. Upon returning to camp a wombat had managed to get into our tent, open our backpack and was munching on our food. The tent had been zipped up and the backpack clipped down. Somehow the wombat had got into both the tent and pack without damaging them. Amazing! Unfortunately the only wombats I saw on this trip were dead ones off the side of the road that had been hit by cars. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 It didn't let u ride them but some people were sticking their hands up their bums (I didn't) http://youtu.be/sqrg_VCPgAQ Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Cool Gn nice photos It looks like a great spot Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 YEah, good records shots of the place and your girl enjoying the place. Emus are a PITA out in the country west of the dividing range - they (and kangaroos) eat a huge amount of the grain grown out here, devastating for the farmers, and lots of income lost for them. Frankly, I couldn't be bothered taking pics of them, they are not that uncommon. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Not exactly common for people who don't live in Aus though JA, like most of the people on this forum Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 It didn't let u ride them but some people were sticking their hands up their bums (I didn't) http://youtu.be/sqrg_VCPgAQ I think 'it' might be so aggressive because Parky calls him an 'it'. I like emus, we need more photos of them. Link to post Share on other sites
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