We spent the week snorkeling, diving, laying out on the beach, and watching little baby sea turtles burst from their sand dune clutches and sprint to the beach.
Me riding the ferry to the island. And yea, there's a shipwreck here too.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Heron Island
From Brisbane we took a 8 hour overnight bus up to Gladstone. In Gladstone ( a dinky little town), we took a ferry over to Heron Island. Heron Island, in few words, is paradise.
We spent the week snorkeling, diving, laying out on the beach, and watching little baby sea turtles burst from their sand dune clutches and sprint to the beach.
Me riding the ferry to the island. And yea, there's a shipwreck here too.
Little tiny blue fish hiding in some branching coral.
A giant crayfish. This thing was probably 18 inches long.
Me on North Beach. The water out behind me is the lagoon of the island which stretches more than 12km.
Two baby sea turtles running to the sea. Unfortunately, most of them get eaten by seagulls or sharks when they reach the water. The words "feeding frenzy" don't even do it justice.
An adult sea turtle in the boat channel. I had the pleasure of swimming with this one for about 2-3 minutes.
A black-tipped reef shark. This guy was probably 8ft. long.
We spent the week snorkeling, diving, laying out on the beach, and watching little baby sea turtles burst from their sand dune clutches and sprint to the beach.
Me riding the ferry to the island. And yea, there's a shipwreck here too.
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