... and Tuesday feels like Monday!

I have class at 8:30 on Tuesdays, which is just too early to have to wake up! I was tired, but able to stay awake for my biology lecture. I then had a 2-hour lecture for Aboriginal Colonised History followed by the tute, and I had to work very hard to stay awake. The first hour seemed to last forever, but we watched a documentary called First Australians that was really interesting and kind of kept me awake. It is such a long day that it seems like a Monday, hence the title. After class, I was hungry, but more tired, so I took a nap! :) I then ate when I got up.

At 5, we were supposed to be at Karakamia for our biology class. Instead of lab this week, we had to attend either tonight or tomorrow night, a spotlighting of the animals there. It was about an hour away and I got a ride from another girl in wildlife biology and she also gave a ride to two other people. It turns out that none of us are actually from Australia. She moved here from South Africa when she was little, the other girl is an exchange student from Canada that's here for the year, and the guy was born in Afghanistan, lived most of his life in India, and has lived in Australia for the past 8 years. We wanted to allow for any time to get lost, which we did (well, we took the scenic route), and left at 3:30. We got there just on time, and luckily they didn't leave without us. The guides talked about the different traps that they use and then we were split up into two groups to walk the trail and see the wildlife. The walk started while it was still light out, and ended at 7, which was past when it gets dark. We saw some Tammar Wallabies and they had their joey in their pouches! We kept on going on the path and she told us about some of the plants that we saw and some of the animals. We also saw a few Woylies. When it got dark we saw even more of the animals, since they are nocturnal. She also told us an interesting fact about wallabies. They mate in December and their fertilized eggs are arrested in development until the Solstice, when they start to develop. We also learned in lecture today that kangaroos can arrest the development of their fertilized eggs until conditions are better if there is a drought. There was supposed to be a thunderstorm tonight, but luckily the rain held off until about 5 minutes were left of the walk. We then went inside and then left. It was really exciting to see Australian wildlife out of the zoo setting, even though it was an enclosed area, I think it counts since it is so big!

Since I went today, I do not have class tomorrow or Thursday, but I'm going to reread some of my readings for my paper that I have to turn in on Friday before I go to bed.