Boomerangs and Spears

Our day started off with a flight out of Sydney at 9:15 on another Quantas flight. It was a fairly long flight up to Cairns, which was roughly three hours. That flight was nothing compared to the last plane ride we were on, the 16 hour flight! Upon arrival we went to the Tjapukai Cultural Centre which was an Aboriginal tribe which stood for "People of the Rainforest." We learned how the tribals used to live and different methods that they used to use. We also learned how they were punished if caught doing something they weren't supposed to be doing, for instance, watching their wife give birth to their child. They would be beat with a club to have a stick stuck through their leg and sawed back and forth to cut ligaments. While we were there we also had the opportunity to throw a few boomerangs and their hunting spears. Let me tell you, throwing a boomerang is WAY easier than throwing the spear. I got the hang of the boomerang but the spear, not so much! Following the weapons demonstration we were introduced to the didgeridoo, which is a long piece of tree that is hollowed out by termites and creates a beautiful sound when it is played right! Seeing how the natives used to live was very interesting to me because I like to live off of what nature has to offer. That rounded up our day that day and the following we were headed to a warm sunny place! Keeping it real,Schaake