On the beach there were many spots where turtles had laid eggs, however we missed the last hatchlings we think by a few weeks.
Ed took Thomas to the beach to look for pippies for bait while I did some school work with the girls and we were constantly interrupted by 7 goannas! We had to keep jumping into the car until they finished exploring our campsite. One of the goannas was so keen to eat scraps that it got its teeth caught in our shade cloth flooring!
One of our larger visitors!
Ed caught us a yummy dart fish which we enjoyed for lunch one day.
We also enjoyed spotlighting on the beach at night as well as a visit into the townships of 1770 and Agnes Waters.
The girls of the beach at 1770
I was very keen to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef so we booked a day trip out to Lady Musgrave Island. It is a protected atoll and part of the National Park. The trip out was not fun as I was sea sick 4 times. Olivia and Thomas lasted until the last 5 minutes of the 90 minute journey before they were also sea sick. We enjoyed snorkelling on the reef and seeing lots of reef fish. Thomas and Olivia were not too good in the water (scared) however by the afternoon they were using a mask and snorkel properly and swimming by themselves. The highlight for me was swimming with 5 sea turtles. We didn't take any photos.....too much to think about with the kids and all our gear! Thankfully the trip back was sea sick free! Ed says I was just soft!
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