I stayed in bucket list safari campsite surrounded by wildlife – with nearby glowing blue waters and white sand beaches

I LISTEN in pitch darkness as a creature scuttles from one end of my canvas roof to the other. Huntsman spider? Giant iguana? A giant lizard-sized spider? My mind is racing. Finally Emma, our Australian host, answers my panicked WhatsApp. “It’s a possum, Stew. No one ever died from a possum.” Reassured, I snuggle back...