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Where were you living in the Kimberley? I've only ever been to Broome in that region, but eating lizards definitely seemed optional.
by noelwelsh 1y ago
Where were you living in the Kimberley? I've only ever been to Broome in that region, but eating lizards definitely seemed optional.
- aa-jv 1y agoBroome for a few days with family, then into the deep desert with Aborigine family members for a few months of walkabout and general western-society detox. I was very lucky to have been invited to see things most whiteys have absolutely no clue about. There are parts of the Kimberley/Pilbarra that are, quite simply, among the most spiritually rewarding places on the planet. I would spend my days in serious anticipation of the night sky, a glorious spectacle which majesty is yet to be matched by any human thing I've seen since then. It was awesome and something I do hope to do again before I perish. Probably the most impactful event in my life was waking up on a dry creek bed surrounded by camels, who had come in the night to sleep at my side, sharing the warm creek stone bed. Catching snakes for tucker was fun too. ;)