Great day at the reptile park just nearby our house. We got an annual membership so that includes a free pic with a koala and half off entrance prices for all our guests. There a couple things I noticed today, one is that kids everywhere where hats to protect their faces from the sun. In fact, it is part of their school uniform! The other, is that these spiders and snakes are damn scary. The two spiders I think we have to worry about the most are the red back and the funnel web spiders. The snakes that scare me the most are the ones that chase you. I told Tom that I'm pretty confident when I hike because the animals out there (in Alaska) are more scared of me than I am of them. But here, there are some deadly snakes that actually chase you. Ya, there are plenty that will slide away when they hear you coming as well, but... I don't know... it something about being chased (or having my children chased) by a deadly venomous snake that makes me really uneasy. After seeing those snakes face to face (and the spiders too) at the reptile park I was left with a feeling of caution. A feeling of unease - though it is probably a good sense of unease. The last thing you want is a cocky Alaskan out there thinking they can own the bush. On a positive note, at least I now know what they look like!
We also went and visited the hiking trails in the Rumbalara Reserve right behind our house. No pics of that. Sorry. I'll let the reptile park pics tell the story today. Final note before the evening is over. I heard the first Australian lilt in Alta's voice tonight. The first inclings of an Aussie accent. :)
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Lesley Tobin
1/12/2017 00:41:03
Hey Myla - yes all the kids in Australia wear hats at school and in most primary schools they're not allowed to play outside if they don't wear a hat. It the 'no hat no play' policy.
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Myla Liljemark
1/12/2017 12:59:20
Great! Seward Elementary has a similar rule, but it is "no snow pants, no going on the sledding hill"
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Walter G. Kloepfer
1/12/2017 13:20:24
Looks like you are having a lot of fun! Here is an article about you in the Alaska Dispatch News...https://www.adn.com/features/sponsored-content/2017/01/10/at-seward-middle-school-a-teacher-opens-windows-to-the-world/
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Candy Webber
1/14/2017 01:26:02
These are all great pictures. The Koala is even awake! Boy those snakes in the wild would scare me. So nice of you to give all of us a look at your down under...
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