Saturday

Today was incredible.....went to the Miru Mittigar Cultural  Center today.....was there when they opened.... was led by an Aboriginal...who began by teaching me how to throw a boomarang...and I learned that they were not used to hunt...but are decoys...used to help to corral the kangaroos to move them where they could be hunted by the hunters..when you throw them and they do their circular flight...they waver back and forth...looking like a bird....was very cool..... then was taken on a Yarra walk....where I learned about the medicinal medicines....and into the center itself..where I was shown the different tools..explained how they were made...shown the maps of the over 200 differerent indigenous groups...and explained differences in men and women roles in the cultures...etc...as well as how tools were made..... also shown the digeridoo...how it is made...how it is played...and the clap sticks...and the significance of the cermonies and sounds....the paints and body designs for ceremony..... was incredible..... on the way back to Sydney I went then to the Ferndale wildlife park where I was able to pet the kangaroos wallabys and koalas....I saw womabats and tazmanian devils up close and personal...and also a huge variety of birds...was an incredible day.... ended the day with dinner at Mackers....Mc Donalds to us....:-) ....tomorrow I should be going to the Australian museum...the oldest in Australia