Koala Alongside the Road

After spending the night in Millicent, not too far from the South Australia/Victoria border, we crossed into Victoria on the last push before the ferry to Tasmania. As we drove along through country roads, we came upon a Koala wandering slowly across the road. By the time we got stopped and I switched to the long lens, he was starting up a pine tree.



There weren't many eucalypts in the area so I imagine he was headed up the tree for safety.

Even in Victoria where Koalas are relatively plentiful, these seems like a rare sight.

And pretty quickly he was hidden away in the tree. A pleasant interlude along the road to Melbourne.