Aboriginal Spears

The campsite we stayed in on our last night was run by an Aboriginal man called Johnny - Although he has now gotten himself the nickname of "Hollywood" because of his recent appearances on Animal Planet. He was quite a character and a great story teller. He spent some time showing us how to throw an aboriginal spear. Slightly different to a normal spear, it has an extra bit at the throwing end similar to a sling - it allows you get more power into it. Here's Nici trying to throw under Johnny's instruction ...