It's like cute wrapped in a blanket of cute.
When we went to Monkey Mia we assumed it would just be tourist schlock. Turns out it was really cool. The scenery was idyllic and the water warm and calm. Even the dolphin feed, which was packed and heavily controlled, was a good time. There were maybe 8 dolphins swimming around. If you’re in the area, it’s worth checking it out.
After Monkey Mia we went up the Francois Peron peninsula to the top end. First we went to Cape Peron and as we were heading down to the beach, three people coming the other way said there was a tiger shark (Shark Bay is a congregation point for tiger sharks) near the beach. Of course, we grabbed the snorkel gear and camera but there was no shark. There was, however, a manta right off the shore. We’d never seen a manta before so it was quite exciting. I jumped in and was almost swept away. Holy crap, there’s some serious current there. I gave up without reaching the manta.
We went around the peninsula a couple of kilometers and saw incredible sight at Skipjack Point. From the top of the cliffs we saw about 30 mantas, a hammerhead shark (which we’d never seen), dugongs (which we’d also never seen), as well as bull rays, other sharks, and turtles. The shallows were full of fish and marine mammals feeding, and we couldn’t get down there because of the cliffs. We need a boat.
After that we spent the night on a beach on the east side of the peninsula where we had the place to ourselves. -jp
Wenn du delphine sehen willst, geh mal nach Monkey Mia. Da gibst delphine. Als du da bist, geh mal auch nach Francois Peron. Voll geil. Alle die schwatze punkte in die bildern sind Mantas. Mantas kann bis zum 9 meter sein, aber diese waren vielleicht 2-3. Hammer. -jp
Gallery: http://gallery.me.com/the_np_bat_man#101170
Monkey Mia is here.
