We have a new member of the family, Gex. He was born on December 15th, so 2 months old now
Gex is a Eastern Stone Gecko (Diplodactylus vittatus). They are a robust gecko that occurs throughout the south-eastern portion of Australia. However that does not mean you can grab one from the wild. You need a Native Animals Keepers licence and can only acquire them by trading with other keepers. Gex eats live crickets. He will get a new house to live in tomorrow, so there will be more pictures soon.
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In preparations for future trips, we thought it would be a good idea to fix up the cargo area of our car, to fix the car-fridge so its not going all over the place. We made a false floor out of plywood, covered it with carpet and bolted it in place (using existing tie-down holes in the floor). The fridge mounting bracket go onto the false floor, and the trimming around the edges prevent things damaging the fridge. The end result looks pretty good!
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The 26th of January was our second Australia Day. Last year we were out on Sydney Harbour, this year we went camping with some friends in Pretty Beach.
Pretty Beach is a campsite and beach in Murramarang National Park, about 4 hours south of Sydney. The weather was really good (with 1 little storm as exception) and luckily our site had a tree on it to provide some shade.
Sunday we went for a hike up to Pigeon House Mountain. Pigeon House Mountain is a mountain named by Captain James Cook during his voyage of discovery along Australia's eastern coast in 1770. The prominent remnant of a two tier sandstone structure, the summit rises to 720m above sea level. Pigeon House Mountain is a popular walking destination, taking an average of three hours for a complete ascent and descent from the car park. The most exciting bit is the final climb near the top, there are 12 iron ladders attached to the rock. Very steep!
After the long walk we were all hot and dusty, so we drove to Pebbly Beach. The beach and a park landscape come together at this beach and the kangaroos live almost on the beach.
