Conservation Weekend

 Saving Australia one branch at a time!

We did this a lot.

    The team

   Our humble abode

      Roo steak!  It's a little chewier and stringer than beef but still very good

       This one is for you Dad

    See it's a Peninsula 

Through the program I am studying abroad with, I was able to sign up for a volunteer weekend where they house you, feed you and give you transportation. About 3 hours outside of Melbourne, 8 other Americans and I headed to the Mornington Peninsula where an old WW1 and WW2 base is still maintained for tourists. It's located in a national park at the very tip of the mouth which is the only inlet to Melbourne. While working I was stunned to discovered how common it was for huge freighters to pass. I ended up doing simple things like cutting and trimming all sizes of trees and hedges around the base. However the best part by far were the nights where we just relaxed in our cottage type house and just cooked and cooked and cooked. Our home was literally in the middle of nowhere - stores of any type were a 20 minute drive. Kangaroos in large packs were very common to see out of the windows at dusk. At one point we were cooking kangaroo meat on the BBQ we bought from the store, one hpped up curious about the smell. We got a pretty good laugh.