@ Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, Adelaide Lilac begins her walkabout in South Australia! Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, Adelaide Remarkable Rocks are a cluster of precariously balanced granite boulders perched above the sea in Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island, southwest of Adelaide. This stunning work of nature has been shaped by the erosive forces of wind, sea spray, and rain. Are there kangaroos there? Yes, of course, as well as other wildlife such as penguins and seals.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Jonah.
Lilac shook paws with Jonah the Humpback Whale. They both received one silver mole!
Jonah and you found 5 Travel Tokens!
Tries today: 1 Find points today: 1 Hunt total: 1
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@ G'Day Sunshine, Adelaide
Navy Flower Power Egg The first painted eggs came from Mesopotamia, and because eggs were forbidden food during Lent, people painted eggs while Lent was being observed—after Lent, they would eat the eggs on Easter Day.
Beautifully decorated eggs “pysanka” are associated with Ukraine, and the oldest painted egg that was unearthed in northern Ukraine is dated to the end of the 17th century.
G'Day Sunshine, Adelaide G'day sunshine indeed! It's definitely a good day when the sun pleasantly warms the atmosphere and brings a beautiful green oasis to life in this park in Adelaide.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Choose a name mummy Papa bear.
Lilac shook paws with Choose a name mummy Papa bear the Hibernating Bear. They both received one silver mole!
Choose a name mummy Papa bear gave you 1 "Navy Flower Power Egg" FULL SIZE
Tries today: 8 Find points today: 6 Hunt total: 6
Choose a name mummy Papa bear
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QUEST REWARD (edible)
5th Nov 2022
Lilac goes on Walkabout: South Australia!
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@ WOMADelaide Music Festival, Adelaide "I was offered a snack of a bung fritz sandwich earlier, Fino. I had to confess I didn't know what it was!" "I came across that too, Lilac! It's called luncheon meat in England and 'polony' in Scotland." WOMADelaide Music Festival, Adelaide This unique Australian festival has been held on the traditional lands of the Kaurna People since 1992. WOMADelaide – (World Of Music Arts & Dance) is an iconic open-air festival celebrating cultural discovery in the heart of Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park / Tainmuntilla. The annual festival showcases the best, the essential – and the surprising – in music, arts, and dance.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Fino.
Lilac shook paws with Fino the Black Lovable Labrador. They both received one silver mole!
@ Elder Park Rotunda, Adelaide "It's almost a different language here sometimes, isn't it, Ducky? "You're telling me, Lilac! I was telling a local pet earlier that we'd all brought our swimming trunks, swimming togs or cossies, and he said they're called bathers in this State!" Elder Park Rotunda, Adelaide Elder Park Rotunda, named after its designer and benefactor, Sir Thomas Elder. He wrote from Scotland in 1881 that a rotunda was being fabricated in Glasgow at his expense to be a place of recreation for the people of the Colony on the banks of the River Torrens. The rotunda is a 24 feet in diameter octagonal structure with a domed cupola and bold finials with cast-iron railings. The approaching steps are made of granite. It was shipped from Great Britain in 1882 and the rotunda was officially opened later that year on November 28, 1882.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Ducky.
Lilac shook paws with Ducky the Duckling. They both received one silver mole!
@ Adelaide Park Bench In the entirety of South Australia, more than thirty distinct indigenous groups can be found. Adelaide is the traditional land of the Kaurna (pronounced Garna) people. Adelaide Park Bench A classic wooden park bench is perfectly placed under a large shade tree, waiting for a pet needing a short rest to stroll by.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Morgan.
Lilac shook paws with Morgan the Panda Cub. They both received one silver mole!
@ Water Fountain, Adelaide Botanical Park "It's almost a different language here sometimes, isn't it, Tassie? "You're telling me, Lilac! I was telling a local pet earlier that we'd all brought our swimming trunks, swimming togs or cossies, and he said they're called bathers in this State!" Water Fountain, Adelaide Botanical Park One of the favorite watering holes for all of our feathered friends down-under, as well as any other thirsty critter nearby. Also, doubles as a bird bath, but no complaints as to the cleanliness of the water after the bathers have finished have ever been reported.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Tassie.
Lilac shook paws with Tassie the Arctic Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Adelaide Festival Centre Did you know the Nullarbor Plain is crossed by the longest, straightest and flattest road in Australia, that follows the world's longest line of sea cliffs, Lilac? Adelaide Festival Centre Bathed in an array of blue lights, the buildings of Adelaide's festival centre are just as interesting and appealing as the events going on within them.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Karak.
Lilac shook paws with Karak the Fennec Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide "What's unusual about the Coober Pedy Golf Course, Lilac?" "I don't know, Marmalade. Is it a particularly challenging course?" "It's mostly used at night due to the heat, it's completely free of grass, and players can keep any opals they find whilst playing!" "Hmm, like seafood diners can keep any pearls they find in their oysters, I suppose!" Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide An inviting watering hole for many kinds of wildlife lies beneath the verdant canopy of the trees above. Morialta Conservation Park has many perfect quiet relaxing spots like this one to get away from the noisiness of the city.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Marmalade.
Lilac shook paws with Marmalade the All Hallow’s Eve Kitty. They both received one silver mole!
@ Red Bottle Brush Flowers, Adelaide Park "What's unusual about the Coober Pedy Golf Course, Lilac?" "I don't know, Sweetheart. Is it a particularly challenging course?" "It's mostly used at night due to the heat, it's completely free of grass, and players can keep any opals they find whilst playing!" "Hmm, like seafood diners can keep any pearls they find in their oysters, I suppose!" Red Bottle Brush Flowers, Adelaide Park Red bottle brush flowers' scientific name actually describes the plant's flowering habit! "Callistemon Prolific" flowers... prolifically! Its clusters of red bottlebrush flowers hang from weeping stems, and will be abuzz in spring and summer with beneficial pollinators. Great for the beginning gardener down-under, it grows in soils that are clay or sand, acid or alkaline, dry or wet, at the southern coast or subtropical hinterland.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Sweetheart.
Lilac shook paws with Sweetheart the Brown Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Red-Necked Stints "What are the dodge tides that only happen here, Ookami? Does it mean we have to keep out of the sea when they happen?" "No, you don't need to worry, Lilac. A dodge tide is the name given to what is called a neap tide elsewhere. It just means there's no movement or change in height in the water for a period. Adelaide is famous for it. It happens in very few other places." Red-Necked Stints Red-necked stints are one of the smallest wading birds, only 5.1-6.7 inches in length. They are very gregarious birds and will form flocks with other small wading birds.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Ookami.
Lilac shook paws with Ookami the Black Wolf. They both received one silver mole!
@ Cricket Ball "What is the link between the members of the Coober Pedy golf course and Scotland, Lilac?" "I don't know, Lady Thea. They are all very, very keen on playing golf?" "Coober Pedy is the only golf club in the world to have reciprocal rights to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Scotland." Cricket Ball A bright red cricket ball sits in the grass awaiting a game. Cricket balls are similar to baseballs in size and weight and are batted around a field, however, gameplay and scoring are very different from baseball. Cricket is played primarily in South Asia, Australasia, the United Kingdom, Southern Africa, and the West Indies.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Lady Thea.
Lilac shook paws with Lady Thea the Blue Beautiful Unicorn. They both received one silver mole!
@ Flag of Australia Painted on Brick "Good grief, Lilac, all of South Australia's echidnas must live in Coober Pedy, because their houses are all tunnelled below ground!" "Maybe they have just built them around their opal veins, Ove like my dad who I miss so much! Did you even think of that?" Flag of Australia Painted on Brick A painted-on flag of Australia adorns a brick building in "Anytown, Australia."
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Ove like my dad who I miss so much.
Lilac shook paws with Ove like my dad who I miss so much the Desert Rose Butterfly. They both received one silver mole!
Ove like my dad who I miss so much and you found 5 Travel Tokens!
@ Aboriginal Didgeridoo "What are the dodge tides that only happen here, Nathanael? Does it mean we have to keep out of the sea when they happen?" "No, you don't need to worry, Lilac. A dodge tide is the name given to what is called a neap tide elsewhere. It just means there's no movement or change in height in the water for a period. Adelaide is famous for it. It happens in very few other places." Aboriginal Didgeridoo Oh if only this photo had audio embedded within it, then you could hear what this traditional Aboriginal didgeridoo sounds like!
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Nathanael.
Lilac shook paws with Nathanael the Baby otter. They both received one silver mole!
@ Emo Park, Adelaide "What is the link between the members of the Coober Pedy golf course and Scotland, Lilac?" "I don't know, Chica. They are all very, very keen on playing golf?" "Coober Pedy is the only golf club in the world to have reciprocal rights to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Scotland." Emo Park, Adelaide I'd hate to see the creature that lost this flip-flop! You never know what you'll find in a park in Adelaide. Come to Emo park and see for yourself.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Chica.
Lilac shook paws with Chica the Arctic Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Pavlova with Mango and Passion Fruit Topping Oh look ... you won a pet! Pavlova with Mango and Passion Fruit Topping Pavlova is an extremely popular dessert for Australians on Christmas Day. The creation of a pavlova dessert (a large meringue nest topped with lots of whipped cream topped with fruit) is credited either to Australia or New Zealand. It is a hotly disputed point between those two countries!
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Wolfgang.
Lilac shook paws with Wolfgang the Purple Happy Penguin. They both received one silver mole!
@ Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Central Australian Desert "Do you fancy a pie floater for lunch, Lilac?" queried Zomzim. "Er—I'm not sure, Zomzim, what on earth is it?" "It's a meat pie in a thick pea soup. Another culinary item that's so popular it's a South Australian Heritage Icon!" Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Central Australian Desert Australia’s giant Red Monolith - Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) has been permanently closed for trekking by the Australian government, but you can still admire it from a distance. The Anangu Tribe (an aboriginal tribe of Australia) is responsible for the ban, due to the spiritual significance of the site. Uluru is located in the Central Australian desert and it was first declared a national park in 1950 and renamed as Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in 1993. It is made up of sandstone and stands 348 meters high and has a circumference of 9.4 kilometers.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Zomzim.
Lilac shook paws with Zomzim the Blue Thunder Monster Baby. They both received one silver mole!
@ King's Canyon, Northern Territory "So, Lilac, what was unusual about the old fossil found by a geology doctor in the Flinders Ranges?" "I don't know, Aunt Dora. It wasn't Edgar, was it?" Aunt Dora frowned. "Don't be unkind, Lilac! It was the oldest complex life ever found on earth, dating back some 600 million years, and the discovery resulted in the creation of the Ediacaran Period, the first new geological period to be created in over a hundred and twenty years!" King's Canyon, Northern Territory A day trip to scenic King's Canyon begins with breakfast at King's Creek, where you will enjoy the serene water reflections as you dine. Once the meal is complete you embark on the famous Rim Walk. The journey begins at Priscilla's Crack, which introduces you to the stunning Kings Canyon landscape. Marvel at the steep yet flat cliff walls as you work your way to the Lost City and, ultimately, to the serene Garden of Eden, featuring a pond surrounded by vibrant bushes and weathered rocks. The six-kilometer trek usually takes three to four hours to finish, and you have the possibility of seeing over 600 types of plants and animals along the hike! There truly is much beauty to behold here!
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Aunt Dora.
Lilac shook paws with Aunt Dora the Meadow's Secret Caterpillar. They both received one silver mole!
@ Black-faced Wallabies "Do you fancy a pie floater for lunch, Lilac?" queried Pebbles. "Er—I'm not sure, Pebbles, what on earth is it?" "It's a meat pie in a thick pea soup. Another culinary item that's so popular it's a South Australian Heritage Icon!" Black-faced Wallabies This pair of black-faced wallabies are stopping for a quick snack before heading out on a fun romp in the Australian brush.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Pebbles.
Lilac shook paws with Pebbles the Lil Auk. They both received one silver mole!
@ Cape Barren Goose In the entirety of South Australia, more than thirty distinct indigenous groups can be found. Adelaide is the traditional land of the Kaurna (pronounced Garna) people. Cape Barren Goose Who says your beak has to match your legs? I don't care what the fashion police say! I'm a cape barren goose and I'm gonna strut my stuff and make a fashion statement!
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Frost.
Lilac shook paws with Frost the Green Rapid Dragonfly. They both received one silver mole!
@ Rock Wallaby "Adelaide has a sort of grid of streets, doesn't it, Trixie? Very wide, straight roads." "Ah, that's because it was a planned city, Lilac!" Rock Wallaby This orange is not only tasty, it's also very sweet and juicy, making it a perfect snack for rock wallabies like me. I bet you might even like it too!
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Trixie.
Lilac shook paws with Trixie the Green Rapid Dragonfly. They both received one silver mole!
@ Australian Aboriginal Art "Oh boy! Australia has really quite complex rules when it comes to time zones, Majestic! "I thought it was GMT plus 8, 9 or 10, Lilac?" "Well, for a start, South Australia is on ACST, Australian Central Standard Time—GMT plus 9.30!" Australian Aboriginal Art If you look closely at this Australian Aboriginal art, both the background and foreground appear to be moving. What a creative design!
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Majestic.
Lilac shook paws with Majestic the Blue Beautiful Unicorn. They both received one silver mole!
@ Friendly Rainbow Lorikeet "Where in Adelaide will you come across a giant pigeon and a group of pigs, PetPet?" "Well, I don't know, Lilac—but I'll look forward to saying G'day to them!" Lilac chuckled. "You can do that, but you won't get any response! They're sculptures in Rundle Mall." Friendly Rainbow Lorikeet Rainbow lorikeets are medium-sized parrots found throughout many parts of Australia, Their habitat is in the rainforest, bush and woodland areas and they feed on fruits and nectar. The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for the thousands of wild lorikeets that gather around 8 am and 4 pm each day to be hand-fed by visitors. If you are fortunate enough to have the experience of feeding them, please educate yourself and only feed them the proper nutritional diet that will help them to stay healthy.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with PetPet.
Lilac shook paws with PetPet the Brown Owl. They both received one silver mole!
@ Albino Bennetts Wallaby, Tasmania, Australia "It's almost a different language here sometimes, isn't it, Frank? "You're telling me, Lilac! I was telling a local pet earlier that we'd all brought our swimming trunks, swimming togs or cossies, and he said they're called bathers in this State!" Albino Bennetts Wallaby, Tasmania, Australia Well hello, there you cute wallaby. The Albino Bennetts Wallaby is found on Bruny Island, on the southeast coast of Tasmania, Australia. A rare genetic mutation has produced wallabies with white fur and some with pink noses, eyes, and noses of the true albino.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Frank.
Lilac shook paws with Frank the Gibby. They both received one silver mole!
@ Grevillea Blossom With Caper White Butterfly "What is the link between the members of the Coober Pedy golf course and Scotland, Lilac?" "I don't know, Talpi. They are all very, very keen on playing golf?" "Coober Pedy is the only golf club in the world to have reciprocal rights to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Scotland." Grevillea Blossom With Caper White Butterfly A caper white butterfly (belenois java) is just stopping by for a sip of nectar from a grevilea blossom.
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Talpi.
Lilac shook paws with Talpi the Gibby. They both received one silver mole!
@ White-bellied Sea Eagles Lilac has now completed her walkabout in South Australia! As she prepares to go home, she receives a wonderful gift! Parachuting Sugar Glider, Blue Gliding, going gliding, whee! This new parachute enables me to glide much further than I usually can. I love this feeling of freedom. I just need help attaching it to myself, though it is always more fun to glide with someone else. I like to sprinkle seeds or flower petals when I am in the air. Please join me, and we can make a day of seeing just how far we can glide.
White-bellied Sea Eagles Two White-bellied Sea Eagles have found the perfect resting spot. Also, from their lofty perch, they can survey the landscape below to see what's on the menu for tonight's supper. Lilac has enjoyed her walkabout in South Australia, but it is time to go home now! Please select another pet as visitor, so it can also enjoy an Australian Walkabout!
While on Walkabout, you stopped to shoot the breeze with Rudy.
Lilac shook paws with Rudy the Gnome. They both received one silver mole!
Rudy gave you 1 "Parachuting Sugar Glider, Blue" FULL SIZE
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