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[emax]

On the video all vehicles are BB - IA registered.. This means to Ineos Automotive.. - I was always wondering how this "Hard Way Home" works in "hand over" in relation to car registration.. so their vehicles need to be reregistered then in final country.. - strange enough.. so 2nd owner then?
I expect a vehicle that was never registered at all.

They "have to" drive to their cars witth the Ineos supplied copies, I guess. And there, the "handover" will be celebrated.

 

[DaveB]

For many people in Germany (maybe Europe) Australia seems to be a very dangerous country to travel because everything deadly venom feels at home there.
How do you in Australia look at those friendly fellows (snakes, spiders, jellyfish, crocodiles, sharks) are you very careful while traveling ore do not that many deadly animals make it to the areas where you travel?

In reality it isn't really a problem.
You just have to use common sense.
Snakes are everywhere but hardly anyone ever sees one, they avoid humans.
When swimming you have to accept there are sharks in the water but it is very rare that anyone gets attacked, when they do it is mostly in colder waters
Up north crocodiles are a real threat so if the sign says stay out of the water then ......................
I currently live just south of Brisbane and there are lots of canals and lakes built by developers, you can't swim in them because they are full of bullsharks.
Bullsharks are the most dangerous and live in both salt and fresh water
This is in a lake about 3kms from me.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/large-bull-shark-stalks-gold-coast-lake/video/65cab9f10e092d092e0e9cd55ae267c2

Our holiday house is 3 hours north of Brisbane and only occasionally after extreme weather do you get jellyfish and a rare crocodile there.

 

[bemax]

In reality it isn't really a problem.
You just have to use common sense.
Snakes are everywhere but hardly anyone ever sees one, they avoid humans.
When swimming you have to accept there are sharks in the water but it is very rare that anyone gets attacked, when they do it is mostly in colder waters
Up north crocodiles are a real threat so if the sign says stay out of the water then ......................
I currently live just south of Brisbane and there are lots of canals and lakes built by developers, you can't swim in them because they are full of bullsharks.
Bullsharks are the most dangerous and live in both salt and fresh water
This is in a lake about 3kms from me.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/large-bull-shark-stalks-gold-coast-lake/video/65cab9f10e092d092e0e9cd55ae267c2

Our holiday house is 3 hours north of Brisbane and only occasionally after extreme weather do you get jellyfish and a rare crocodile there.

I heard a lot about the bull sharks in those channels. I think there has been an episode of „river monsters“ connected to the Brisbane area. As they didn’t catch one there they tried successfully in Africa some miles upstream a big river.
When I have been north of Brisbane at Rainbow Beach 1997 I did not go into the water as I have been there alone and didn’t know about the real risks.

 

[Jean Mercier]

I stayed in Kakadoo at the house of a woman teacher, former girlfriend of my "slowly dying" Australian friend, also a teacher (former) there (brain cancer). I was there with him, and his brother. His brother is from Melbourne, and it was his first time in the North.
She said: "Fab will sleep in my room, I sleep with my kids, one of you on the couch, and another one in the tent in the garden". "But you should know, there are quite some very dangerous snakes here".
I saw the brother of Fab looking anxiously at me. She had a grin on her face!
I asked her: "what happens if I get bitten?". She answered: "You scream, you shout, you yell, and I will take you to the hospital, and probably they can give you some antidote".
I answered: "OK, I sleep in the tent!"
The brother was oooh so relieved!

 

[DCPU]

Maybe I’m just reckless.

I think "careless" is the word of the week...

 

[DaveB]

I heard a lot about the bull sharks in those channels. I think there has been an episode of „river monsters“ connected to the Brisbane area. As they didn’t catch one there they tried successfully in Africa some miles upstream a big river.
When I have been north of Brisbane at Rainbow Beach 1997 I did not go into the water as I have been there alone and didn’t know about the real risks.

Sharks are protected so you are not allowed to kill them

 

[Logsplitter]

This crocodile killed one

 

[Krabby]

This crocodile killed one

Shame the resolution wasn't better, but damn, that shark stood no chance.

 

[emax]

But we aren't protected. So the sharks may kill us.

 

[ECrider]

I think "careless" is the word of the week...

'Grenadier-less'

 

[DaveB]

But we aren't protected. So the sharks may kill us.

That's just evolution in action.
If you are so stupid that you go swimming in the dark or in known shark attack area's then it's your fault not theirs.
A friend of mine was snorkeling near a seal colony and filming this playful seal underwater, suddenly the seal took off
Good chance that was because of a shark
I was snorkeling off Lady Musgrave Island 2 years ago and filming the reef fish and turtles
I turned back and this little fellow was about 3 metres behind me
At a guess he was less than 2 metres long so I was too big to be lunch for him.

 

[Arkaig]

I think "careless" is the word of the week...

 

[Tazzieman]

Re dangerous critters, you just need to have your wits about you and not make silly decisions. Locally , snakes are only "aggressive" when in breeding/egg guarding times. So if near water , bushwalking you take care e.g. wear boots/gaiters , don't step over logs (step onto and look) , make some noise etc and warn others to do so also.
You can reduce risks re sharks , crocs etc by heeding local knowledge.
Usually animal incidents happen when people make silly decisions.
In Australia the biggest threats to personal wellbeing are weather events , driving events (sometimes involving large animals) and unpredictable humans.
Oh and also various tropical microorganisms! Thus local knowledge...take precautions.

 

[Tom D]

I’ll definitely be taking my Grenadier to Morocco at some point, Amazing country! we went years ago before kids, just flew in to Marrakesh and hired a 4x4 (Toyota rav4 was all I could afford). We then toured round through the Atlas Mountains, and into the dunes. Awesome holiday, great food great people and stunning scenery. I’ve always wanted to go back. I did some quite technical driving in that little Rav4 had opposite corners in the air a few times, did donuts in the dunes… and still got my deposit back lol.

 

[Logsplitter]

I’ll definitely be taking my Grenadier to Morocco at some point, Amazing country! we went years ago before kids, just flew in to Marrakesh and hired a 4x4 (Toyota rav4 was all I could afford). We then toured round through the Atlas Mountains, and into the dunes. Awesome holiday, great food great people and stunning scenery. I’ve always wanted to go back. I did some quite technical driving in that little Rav4 had opposite corners in the air a few times, did donuts in the dunes… and still got my deposit back lol.

Totally agree Morocco is a lovely country. Easy to travel in and perfect Grenadier country. May bump in to you one day playing in the sand dunes

 

[crimson]

For many people in Germany (maybe Europe) Australia seems to be a very dangerous country to travel because everything deadly venom feels at home there.
How do you in Australia look at those friendly fellows (snakes, spiders, jellyfish, crocodiles, sharks) are you very careful while traveling ore do not that many deadly animals make it to the areas where you travel?

We've moved up to Cairns recently and the wildlife is definitely something to enjoy. Here are a few snaps from the past month. Note all found in and around the house, including the baby snake who I found inches from my foot downstairs.My wife was also stung by an irukandji jellyfish over xmas which resulted in severe pain, emergency evacuation from Fitzroy Island and a night in hospital. It's been memorable since moving up from Sydney

 

[Tazzieman]

We've moved up to Cairns recently and the wildlife is definitely something to enjoy. Here are a few snaps from the past month.

Excellent. Another nature boy Wildlife is the icing on the cake of scenery.

 

[emax]

That's just evolution in action.

That sharks kill us, yes. That they are protected is however a human decision.

 

[bemax]

Sharks are protected so you are not allowed to kill them

It’s been a scientific catch and release…

 

[Tazzieman]

Sharks are protected so you are not allowed to kill them

Certain sharks only, just to clarify for other folk.
On another note , the wife of a 19th century governor of Tasmania , the well educated Lady Jane Franklin (of English extraction) was an intrepid traveller, in her long skirts etc etc.
Mind you she was terrified of snakes. She introduced a bounty on them , but after 12,000 or so realised the government coffers were depleting rapidly.
Meanwhile on mainland Australia

Sydney's funnel-web 'bonanza': Warning as deadly spiders on the move

A public warning for a funnel-web spider "bonanza" has been issued as hot, wet conditions coax the arachnids from bushlands and gardens.

www.abc.net.au