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SEE PLATYPUS IN THE WILD
This famously shy little monotreme is made for stealth, but
here are some likely spots where, if you put on your patient
face, you just might score the ultimate sighting.
LATROBE, TAS: The riverside boardwalks in Warrawee Forest
Reserve are what locals call the Platypus Capital of the World.
LAKE ELIZABETH, VIC: Paddle your canoe oh... so... gently at
sunrise or sunset, and you may glimpse a shiny back or two.
NYMBOIDA RIVER, NSW: The riverside camping area in
Nymboi-Binderay National Park up from Pollacks Bridge
is named Platypus Flat. We like their confidence.
MALENY, QLD: Stroll the boardwalk to the wetlands and the
old pump house and at best, you’ll spot a cute little critter;
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ANTARCTICA OR BUST
There are few destinations left in the world
as seemingly unreachable, as immense and
fragile, as Antarctica. Yet reachable it certainly
is, with a surprising 40,000 travellers, give or
take, venturing to its remote, icy reaches via
cruise ship. The path less travelled, though,
remains the cruising route from our own
Hobart (most travel from South America),
with only two operators, Chimu Adventures
and Eclipse Travel, plying the waters of the
Southern Ocean through to East Antarctica
and the likes of fascinating Macquarie Island
and gobsmacking McMurdo Sound.