Just returned from another fantastic voyage lecturing onboard the Amsterdam for the
Holland America World Cruise – Sydney to Singapore segment.
Fascinating opportunity to lecture about the amazing creatures of Australia — platypus, devils, saltwater crocs, cassowaries, and koalas.
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| Check out those daggers!! These are very effective for keeping pesky humans in line. |
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| A bit of excitement as the Komodo Dragons got a bit too close to the crowd. “Do not Run!! DO NOT RUN!” said the Ranger, “…but move quickly!” Yes – that is the ranger holding a Dragon by the Tail!! (Photo with thanks to Barbara Heywood-Chasey) |
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| Hong Kong was brilliant at night! |
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| Snake & Scorpion Wine! A sip per day might help if you have aspirations to become a snake-oil salesman! Many shelves were filled with these and similar offerings in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Pity to see thousands of creatures end up this way. |
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| Singapore: Learning about Bananas from Tony at the fascinating Bollywood educational garden – perhaps the only organic veggie garden in Singapore www.bollywoodveggies.com. Handy Trivia: If the Banana is edible the flowers point downwards… if the flowers point upwards it is ornamental. |
