On my way to work this morning, I think I experienced an authentic Australian thing. I see kangaroos quite often on my travels back and forth to work (I see maybe 5-10 a week). Today was a bit different though. Not far outside of town, a big kangaroo hopped across the road. I slowed down quickly because they tend to move in groups (called mobs). The second ‘roo I came across went across the road then quickly darted back into the center.
I’ve heard a couple of times from the guys I work with that roos will sometimes run in front of your car for a fair amount of time. This was such a case. It hopped along in front of me, moving back and forth a bit but never moving too far to either side. I suppose the stories about roos being caught inbetween headlights are true because it hopped in front of me for about 500 meters at about 37kph. It wasn’t full grown.
