Deadly creatures? Oh come on...

I often hear that in Australia is home of many very poisonous species of animals. Like spiders and snakes.  Just  check out these babies. Or these uglies. Or these beauties

Anyway,  I'm sure you can find a lot of these if you take a good look on the internet. My advice: DON'T. It's a terrible wasted of time and it will freak you out for nothing.

Let me explain: There's a bigger change to be involved in a car accident than to meet any of Australia's deadliest animals.  The snakes appear seldom and antivenoms are widely spread. Sharks attack rarely in shallow waters.

FACTS:

1. Venomous spider bites no longer cause fatalities Australia – the last recorded death was in 1979.
2. Australian snakes behaviour has not evolved to targeting humans

Bottom line is that this is one of the worst excuses one can make to avoid Australia. 

Just getting very well informed and being prepared should be enough to keep you safe. But I think that applies to just about any aspect of life.

Laters,

treaz

James Cook

until now it completely eluded me the this guy, James Cook, that I've been reading now and then in the book about Australia that I have was a really cool dude.

So he named a couple of cities and places along the Australian coast: Botany Bay, Cape York Peninsula, Endeavour River to name just a few.

But he also kind of discovered Hawaiian Islands.

And he was the first to go around New Zealand.

Oh, did I mention he discovered Kiritimati? Maybe that doesn't sound familiar... the actual name is Christmas Island.

So, great respect for this guy... interesting life he must have had. I guess he was a great explorer.

In the end I'd like to take a different point of view: he was the right man in the right place, at the right time. That's why he discovered all that stuff. If he would of been born 3 years later, I'd be talking about some else right now.

And even though the age of new lands has ended, times have changed and we now have the opportunity to discover and explore our current world.

So, opportunity comes once, don't miss it. But don't worry too much if you do (just learn from the mistake), many others will soon come and you'll know what to do to catch them.

Till later,
treaz