After those warnings from Freelander and Morrison, I'm even more relieved to have escaped the tick. I had absolutely no ill effects after our day in the deer park. Thanks to the breeze to my knees, no doubt.

I certainly do have the greatest respect for the fauna of Australasia having seen what an ant bite did to my wife when we were there last. The only croc we saw (in the Danetree River) was the size of my thumb and was not much of a threat. But then it is not the size that matters as this thread shows ...