Aug 8th: Sharie entertained us with a gargle snore last night. It was funny at first because I couldn't believe it was real. The humor waned quickly, though, when my own sleep wouldn't come. Goran slapped the side of her bed and barked, "Sharie! No snoring!" And it worked. Then, later in the night, Goran started doing this familiar sleep fidget that precedes his nightmares. So, I said, "Goran! No screaming!" And it worked. These triple rooms are going to be ripe for sleep deprivation.
Since the whale watching tour didn't start until 11:45, we slept in and skipped breakfast. Brekkie includes the usual bacon, eggs and toast; but, in Australia, you also get tomatoes, beans, mushrooms and spaghetti!
Since the whale watching tour didn't start until 11:45, we slept in and skipped breakfast. Brekkie includes the usual bacon, eggs and toast; but, in Australia, you also get tomatoes, beans, mushrooms and spaghetti!
There weren't enough whales on the tour for my taste. There were a couple of playful ones who swam back and forth underneath the boat, though they didn't breach the water very often. Getting a good photo was frustrating, since you never knew where it would happen. At one point, for a good half an hour, it was a non-stop scramble of passengers racing from one side of the boat to the other. Someone would shout,'Over here!' and off they went. Aw, too late. Then, from the other side, 'Over here!' Once you stopped with the laps, it was pretty comical just watching the watchers.
Maybe through here?
Ahhh, there's one!
After the tour, we took a nap, 'cause we needed our energy for our wild dolphin feeding later that evening!! Every evening one or more (of the same 4) wild dolphins come into the shore and the resort brings out buckets of fish to feed them. It's a popular event, so the crowds are big. There are lots of rules, many 'don'ts' and 'can'ts'. You don't get to feed them more than one fish, which you have to hold a certain way (and a 'guide' will hold your hand) and you can't touch them! Oh, and they have to come to you ... SHEESH! Can I look at them?
It was cold and you had the option to wear waders; but, for our 2 minutes of at-arms-length contact, we figured we could stand the chilly waters in our shorts.
The daylight was gone and our cameras couldn't catch a clear shot, but we did it!
What is that?
It's a dolphin, I SWEAR!
I'm not taking 'direct contact with dolphins' off my bucket list, but I got my taste for more!
It was cold and you had the option to wear waders; but, for our 2 minutes of at-arms-length contact, we figured we could stand the chilly waters in our shorts.
The daylight was gone and our cameras couldn't catch a clear shot, but we did it!
What is that?
I'm not taking 'direct contact with dolphins' off my bucket list, but I got my taste for more!
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