Today we hopped between snorkelling spots along the coast, resting now and again to sunbathe and warm up. The sounds of lapping water over rocks, clicking fish and flapping beach umbrella heighten an occupied but restful day.
Among our favourites places were Oyster Stacks and Turquoise Bay.
We started with Oyster Stacks because the tide was high in the morning, and at low tide there isn’t enough depth to swim in. Here pillars of oysters form shapes for fish to swim among and creatures nestle between marine crags.
At Turquoise Bay colourful coral in elaborate shapes punctuate the sea floor. Like Kakadu where Anna’s joyful excitement at the bird-life also brought me great happiness; today it is the abundance and variety of fish which prods Anna into a child-like proudness to name and discover every fish she can. I am given a personal tour with my excited tour-guide wildlife-loving wife and I couldn’t be happier.
We even get to follow some 1-2 metre reef sharks, a sting ray and a turtle!
