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Another vantage of the same rock. I love the light hitting water and rock.
Next to sunset pictures, I love sunrise pictures (it’s harder to get folks up for these). Neroli, the woman who owns the B&B we stayed at, is an accomplished photographer and agreed to take us out for some photo opportunities at a nearby private beach. The gentleman who owns the beach graciously allowed us time to take all the pictures we desired. We loved the effect of the water hitting the rock.
We landed at Fox Glacier…it felt like you were at the end of the world looking over the edge . Our pilot Jeremy (cute but not as cute as Jesse in Alaska) toured us around Mt. Tasman and Mt. Cook, with Mt. Cook being the highest.
We climbed the bridge, a 3.5 hour adventure…certainly another highlight of our trip. We climbed in the morning. It’s actually not hard at all. There are few sets of ladders that take you straight up. At one point you are going up right beside the trains, trucks and cars zipping by – that part was a bit unnerving. After that the climb was straightforward. You can imagine the liability associated with this… as such, they dress you up in a suit; attach cables (so you don’t fall off the bridge) and make sure that everything that could possibly fall off you is removed. We had unbelievable views of the city.
A view from near the dining area.
A view from near our hotel room
While winter in South Australia, the northern part of Australia was experiencing balmy weather. We flew to Lizard Island for a few days. We took a snorkeling trip for a day trip and visited two snorkeling sights: No Name and Cod’s Hole. This picture is from No Name. We were able to snorkel right over (inches) from the reef and then swam along a huge wall where we saw a multitude of fascinating life forms. Corals, large and small fish (including reef sharks and barracuda) and colorful sea stars.
This adventure was one of the highlights of our trip…the Great Barrier Reef is truly a wonder of the world. It is over 1,200 miles long and is comprised of approximately 3,000 individual reefs and 1,000 islands. It is home to more than 1,500 species of fish. I asked one of the men on board who has been doing this for more than 20 years if the reef has changed over the years -he indicated that the part we visited is fairly remote so relatively few tourists get this far out… which means that the eco-culture and marine life really haven’t changed.
We love sunsets…so there will be a few more to come. a relaxing way to enjoy the end of a busy day.
Flinders Chase National Park is home to the Remarkable Rocks which are precariously balanced boulders on a smooth granite dome. It’s difficult to get perspective from this picture, but a human would be just a speck…the rocks are huge!
Kangaroos feed beginning at dusk. Next to our hotel was a large area where hundreds of kangaroos come to dine each night. We walked amongst a hundred or so kangaroos who didn’t mind that we joined them. We didn’t want to get much closer….we heard they are not too friendly and will kick you in the stomach if they feel threatened. We saw a few “boxing” with each other – not something I wanted to experience personally.
