Difference between a wallaby and a kangaroo

G'day mate! How's it going mate? Ive been practicing my local speak lately. And after going out last night with my friend I picked up a bunch of new phrases and terms I want to start using both here and in the states. I'm sure I'll be adding more throughout this trip, but there are so many colloquialisms I don't know if I'll be able to keep track of them all!

That really has nothing to do with today's adventures mates. Today we got to see many different animals. First were the koalas. Not the koala bears as some people call them. They were really good at hiding up in the trees and were pretty hard to spot some of the time. While we were busy looking for them up in the trees we had to keep looking down too because there were wallabies abound. Which brings me to the title of this post, combining my love of the language here and a fact not many Aussies even know. The difference between a wallaby and a kangaroo is mainly the size. There could be another reason or two, but the biggest reason is the size.

Then we saw the coolest part of the day: the little penguins. That's their real, non-scientific name. No pictures were allowed because their eyesight is so important and oftentimes language and technological incompetence (I.e. not knowing how to turn a flash off on a camera) caused them to ban all photography. Anyways, we sat really close to the beach at sunset and waited for the penguins to swim up on shore and head to their burrows. It was fascinating and fun to watch hundreds of little guys waddle their way home.

Not only did we see this amazing feat, but the stars were incredible on Phillip Island. I was surprised at the amount of stars we could see, even though in the airport I learned that you can see the most stars in the outback out of anywhere in the entire world. I got to see constellations I had never seen before (the Southern Cross) and saw the "south star" which always points south. Then the coolest thing I thought was seeing the Milky Way. It wasn't extremely visible, but it was definitely still there.

After our penguin adventure we ate at a small restaurant where I ordered what our guide told us was the stereotypical favorite meal of male Australians: chicken parmigiana. Let me tell you mate, it was delicious! I'm surprised that we haven't seen many fat people here, but the amount of exercising is impressive and explains why most people are skinny here.

I hope we don't have a mess of it while we travel around the country, but from what I've heard it shouldn't be too tough flying here. Until next time, cheers mate!