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| No matter how much we think otherwise, these ladies were the stars of the show today |
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| Like feeding candy to a baby |
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| More candy anyone? |
After hearing them the night before, it was time for a proper dolphin look.
As predicted, the hordes were out in force for the first feeding session. It
was a superb experience despite the tourist focus, and after flashing a winning
smile Tony was selected as the last person to feed Piccolo – get in! Most of
the masses dispersed for breakfast, so when they commenced the second feeding
shortly after we were in prime position, and this time Annaliza was the lucky
one to feed Nikki, the grandma of the group (37 years old). Wham bam, thank you
ma’am.
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Emu alert - note how
good (!) the tent looks... |
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| Did someone say Dugong? |
Packed up the tent, wolfed down an egg and bacon
sarnie, then headed off on a boat cruise. The main order of the day was
Dugongs, and whilst we did have a few fleeting sightings all too quickly it was
Dugong gone gone gone, Dugong gone gone… Annaliza refused to have a Titanic
moment on the prow of the boat, so missed out on that shot.
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| Tony was putting all his focus into the spotting.... |
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| There's one! |
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| Dishy |
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| Sunset by pier |
We thought it was worth another try at more
marine spotting at Eagle Bluff, and think we saw a ray of sorts, but not time
to hang around before getting back on the road. Heading back the way we’d come
the prior day, especially when we re-passed the sign for the 26⁰ parallel, was
a little depressing, but before too long we made it to Carnavron. After quickly
admiring the satellite dish used to navigate the Apollo moon missions, it was
sunset at another long pier – only 1 mile this time. We decided against walking
down it…
Key Learnings
1.
Standing between old people and kids might not sound like the recipe for
success to get chosen to feed dolphins, but in Annaliza’s case it worked well!
2. Emu’s aren’t put off at
all when you wave your fist centimeters from their faces. Walking towards them
is a far superior deterrent.
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