Tough week for Dutch kangaroos...

Dutch News reports today that being a kangaroo or wallaby in the Netherlands has been a hazardous way of life this week. A three-year old wallaby with a baby still in her pouch has been stolen from a city farm in Oud-Beijerland, just south of Rotterdam, according to police. Earlier this week nine red kangaroos, five of which were pregnant, were taken from Stramproy in the south. Seems to be an orchestrated campaign, but to what end?

Today's photo is another from Bali. This is Padang Padang, a famous surf break in Bali. We were staying just up the hill from this spot, and it is where I took my first few surfing lessons. It turns out January is the 'wrong season' in Bali - the surf is relatively poor. But for a novice like me that was fine - the 1-2 metre waves were plenty enough for me to try and get the hang of it as we skated along above the reef!