Day 88

29 April 2013

Today we woke up and what better way to start the morning than with a snorkel. We headed over to the beach and walked up the beach for 1 km or so and then jumped in the water so we could drift back over the coral, back to where we had left all our stuff. Nearly took out an elderly couple today because you are just looking down at the coral, not directly in front of you, all of a sudden I did look up and just about banged heads with the poor guys! They were doing the same thing so it was all in good snorkelling fun! Hehe

After snorkelling we decided to hire a SUP (stand up paddleboard) from a little hire place, you can also hire glass bottom canoes and these cool boogie board type things that have a viewing bit for you to stick ya head into to look down at the coral. That is not a good explanation but that's the best I have! Anyway got our board, decided just to share as we weren't sure if it was really for us. Joel puts it in the water, steps on and without even a flinch or awkward balancing he was off like he had been paddle boarding for years. A lady on the beach that I was chatting to said "looks like he's done this a few times" and I was like nope he has never tried it before he is just one of those assy people who can do it no worries! By the time I finished talking to her, Joel was half way to exmouth! So I lay down on the beach waiting for him to come back. After he returned I had a crack at it, I was not as graceful as Joel, I wobbled around and fell off but at one stage I stayed up for a short period and paddled at least once! Haha need bit more practice!

We were originally leaving today but as the guy wanted the boat we decided to stay tonight too. We had to meet him at a roadhouse at 1pm so paddle board back and on the road. His wife drove from Carnarvon and was waiting at the roadhouse when we arrived, pretty much transferred the boat from ute to her trailer and it was goodbye boat, hello weird looking ute with no hat on! Looks so different without the boat.

Back to the bay for another snorkelling session, gas bottle refilled ready for our next destination - Cape Range National Park in Exmouth.

Carly & Joel

 

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