We went on a walkabout today through the Blue Mountains and got to learn about aboriginal culture, and bush tucker (food) and medicine.
We met at the beginning of the trail with our guide and the one other person who was going on the tour with us. In a huge coincidence, the one other person on the tour was an American...from Tallahassee. He's attending FSU Law. Crazy!
While on the trail we got to learn about the Aboriginal dreamtime, and their rituals. We got to taste fresh teatree, Eucalyptus (which we rolled up and shoved up our nostrils to clear our sinuses) and several other plants. We also got to paint each other with ochre (rock paint).
The hike was a lot tougher than the website made it seem, but it was great fun. Awesome photos/videos to follow.
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