Ross River Resort continued

We woke up early and decided to hike up the hill behind the resort before breakfast. Clicky for a bigger image.



This was our little cabin.



These are Galahs, which are charming and beautiful parrots in the Cockatoo family. The Aussies seem a little indifferent to them, perhaps because they are so common, but I never got tired of watching them clown around. Galah, by the way, is also a not-very-complementary Aussie slang term meaning 'fool' or 'idiot'.



Don't you wish this was the scene at your bird feeder? There are at least 25 Galahs there, along with some doves and a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo on the ground below.



There were also these Australian Ringnecks just behind the feeder.



Some horses wandered by; they used to be ridden by guests of the resort, but were set loose when insurance became prohibitive. They still swing by for carrots and other treats.



This is Pam and Ernie, the couple from Alice Springs that we chatted with the previous evening. Ernie had an interesting and varied history, and had been a true Aussie Cowboy, and Pam was retired after teaching for 17 years.



And this is just to show that even the smallest, most familiar things can be a little different in a foreign country.