Question for the masses: is this a photo of Damo taking a massive bong hit or Damo learning how to play the didjeridu?
Answer: I'll leave it up to the viewer to interpret the photo. The next photo will help you in the process, or it might make you think that Nico and I stumbled upon an outdoor opium den in Northern Australia.
This was day one of our 5 day Top End 4WD guided exploration. Our guide took us to an Aboriginal protected beach. You can see one of the aboriginals in the background. Yes, he is asian looking, but we learned that the tribes from the very top end are of asian decent and look very different from the tribes in other areas. Strange eh?
After learning how to play the yadaki (one of many aboriginal names for the instrument) we moved on to spear throwing. Out of our group of nine I was the only one to hit the kangaroo which meant that I was allowed to select the prime cuts of meat at the evening's BBQ. After this trip I reckon I could kick ass on survivor.
Nico, well, she did ok despite the painful girly girl throw and would likely survive the first few votes but definitely wouldn't make it to the final eight.
After throwing spears we moved on to making aboriginal jewellry out of bark and shells. All in all it was a really cool way to start our tour as it got the group of nine strangers chatting and more relaxed.
2 comments:
Haha - I am in for hunting some wild boar, or perhaps a beautiful elk. Although, i still think I'd have difficulty killing the poor little critters. Eating them, fine, it's easier when they come in sterilized celophane wrappers so you dont have to think about where it came from!
Flikr - good idear. I'll do this when I get back to Aussie!
Thanks Janet!
DAMO
As damo can attest, I am a kick ass didjeridu player.
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