Hervey Bay is a nice little city. Activities focus here on the esplanade along the beach and at the pier that stretches far into the sea (today crowded because of a fishing competition)
Eventually I did get to see some Dingos. Rangers from Fraser Island brought some to a hostel and gave an introduction into their history and behavior. It pretty much proved my expectation that Dingos are basically dogs. But in fact quite cool ones :D
The last checkbox of today was attending an Easter mass in Australia. I spotted a catholic church and went for the Easter vigils. For the ones who don´t know that type of mass. It is loaded with rituals and symbolism and creates a somewhat magic ambience, a bit like Christmas. So I was very curious, how this was done here.
In short, no magic. The church itself resembled more a barn somewhere in Texas. Attendants were dressed in shorts and thongs, the bells were poorly adjusted speakers, holy water in canisters, the Easter candle fired with gas (incensed by a pink barbecue lighter. One priest was mostly asleep and his Latin American replacement hard to understand due to his tough Spanish accent. Even more unusual, there were many baptism, first communions and confirmations. Not of children however, but of adults. Sermons and general attitudes were repulsively conservative (“We are master of this planet and his animals, and have to rule them” with no mention of environmental issues). In summary quite different from home and rather what I would have expected in the US. However, it was interesting anyways :D.
While I was in church, Jeremy prepared our Easter supper. Shrimps and salad. Economical and in fact very Australian D
26.03.2016
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