27 March 2013 - 80 Mile Beach

Sea snails were devouring what looked like some sort of clam.

The sea was a long way from the beach when the tide was out. Hmm, I reckon about 80 miles away. .....lol

26 March 2013 - Dampier, WA

Grr! We're in Dampier. Woke up to millions of tiny ants all through the van. They were all through the food cupboards. Had a look outside. They're getting in through the power lead, water hose and Grey waste hoses. Went to see Red Dog today. Don't blink cos you might miss it. ......lol! Wouldn't have missed seeing it for the world though ;-)

21 March 2013 - Exmouth WA

22nd - Spent today in the Cape Range National Park. Snorkeled at Torquiose Bay. Current was a little strong. We had to start up the beach and travel down with it.  Ewan was a little panicky about it.  Managed to buy an underwater cover for my camera, so spent a little time testing it out.  D's birthday today so his choice was to not snorkel, but play on the beach with his birthday present. Went to dinner at Pinochios. Sumptuous pasta and prawns Paul had pork ribs. Very tender.

23nd - Today was the day to swim with the whale sharks. What an experience! Started the day off with a practice snorkel. Hard pressed getting D in but eventually he got in.

We had morning tea whilst we waited for the spotter plane to find a whale shark. We headed out to the whale shark and the boat dumped us out in front of it. We put our heads in and waited for it to swim past us. Then we had to swim along side it and look in awe. When we couldn't keep up with it anymore, the boat would then pick us up and we would do it all over again. The ocean was very choppy. Swells were about 3m high. D didn't get in at all. E did it twice and J did it the times. By the 4th  P and I were exhausted too.
It was a wonderful experience. I would definitely recommend it to anyone ;-)

19 March 2013 - Coral Bay

Yeh! We're in Coral Bay. We got here late but with just enough time to check in. Hung around carnarvon waiting for a water filter to arrive. Water is s#@t in Coral Bay. Tastes like the ocean :-( Walked on the beach and paddled our feet only to be surprised by a sting ray swimming so close we almost stepped on it :-) BEAUTIFUL! Can't wait to snorkel tomorrow.

20 March 2013
Went snorkeling this morning. Saw lots of fish but was a little disappointed that we didn't see as much as quobba blow holes.  No sting rays this morning :-(

19 March 2013 - Quobba Blow holes

Saw the blow holes, not blowing much. Bit early in the day I think :-(
On the plus side, we stopped for lunch just a bit down the road. We took a swim and there was heaps of coral with loads of colorful fish swimming around.  We loved it. A taste of what's to come in Coral Bay. Can't wait ;-)
Paul and Declan saw a sea turtle.  Paul said he thought it was a Loggerhead Turtle and it was huge! He wasn't quick enough to catch it on camera. E, J and. I tried to find it in the water but no luck finding it :-(

16 March 2013 - Carnarvon WA

Finally decided to leave Denham. Wetsuits didn't arrive and next delivery isn't until Tuesday. We're not waiting any longer. Onto Carnarvon we go.

The Anderson plug snapped off during our trip to Carnarvon,so I guess we have to stay here long enough to fix it. Don't think there are many places we have been that something hasn't happened :-(

Oh and a visit to Woollies to stock up on food that is soooo expensive everywhere else ;-)

$500 later and we're ready to roll.

12 March 2013 - Monkey Mia/Eagle Bluff

Went back to Monkey Mia. Managed to see two of the three feeds they have before 12pm. Ewan was asked to feed the Dolphin the first time, then jenna was asked to feed them the second time. Both times Declan hid behind his Dad so that he wouldn't get picked to feed them. ....lol. Went to the lookout at Eagle Bluff saw a tiny black floater that we think was a shark. Then we went down to the shallow water further down the road and there were heaps of sharks swimming around. Well worth the trip ;-)

Been fishing of the Denham Jetty over the last two nights. We've managed to catch a few different kinds of fish that were too small so had to throw back. And lots of squid. We cooked one lot. Still trial and error. Was a little tough. I'm sure it will be better next time ;-) kept one for bait. Named it 'hayley'. Tis in the freezer waiting for another fishing day.