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After returning from The Lost City I spent a night in a new hostel called: The Drop Bear!  How amusing!  The drop bear is a mythical Australian creature which is like a vicous koala and has the habit of dropping down on people’s heads.  When we used to camp in the karri forrests, the loud explosive sounds caused by self pruning branches crashing to the ground, were attributed to drop bears! I remember being particularly frightened of the damn things!  So I was quite amused to find  a hostel of this name.   Continue reading →