Comments on: Post AUSOUG - Day 2 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/682/post-ausoug-day-2 News and views from Pythian DBAs Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:27:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jeffrey Kemp http://www.pythian.com/blogs/682/post-ausoug-day-2#comment-133047 Jeffrey Kemp Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:00:13 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/682/post-ausoug-day-2#comment-133047 Yep, that's the quokka. I've been told that they were mistaken for rats by some European explorer who named the island "Rats' Nest", thus the name. By the way, if anyone's interested in staying on the island, it's a good idea to book very early - I think the Rottnest Island Authority are the ones to call (?) - because I've heard it can be very difficult to get a booking, especially in peak season. Yep, that’s the quokka.

I’ve been told that they were mistaken for rats by some European explorer who named the island “Rats’ Nest”, thus the name.

By the way, if anyone’s interested in staying on the island, it’s a good idea to book very early - I think the Rottnest Island Authority are the ones to call (?) - because I’ve heard it can be very difficult to get a booking, especially in peak season.

]]> By: Gary http://www.pythian.com/blogs/682/post-ausoug-day-2#comment-132457 Gary Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:35:07 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/682/post-ausoug-day-2#comment-132457 The animal is called a quokka. I've been told that the reason they survived on the island is that the aborigines didn't have boats that reached that far. The animal is called a quokka. I’ve been told that the reason they survived on the island is that the aborigines didn’t have boats that reached that far.

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