Whales

15 September – Monday

Ditto the weather, only warmer than yesterday and not as windy during the afternoon. We even had to resort to sitting in the shade. The man of the caravan suffered a migraine at 5.00am, so we ended up having a quiet day.

Di and Co had a wonderful day whale watching, managing to see nine whales and a large dolphin pod. The boys saw a whale leap out of the water, but the girls missed the spectacle as Emma needed to visit the little girls’ room. Michael and Diane thoroughly enjoyed the boat ride 15 km out to sea (fairly rough from their description), but Emma and Cam were glad to see the wharf.

Emma had a rather traumatic afternoon – she was a little slow reacting when hand feeding the eels and had her finger nipped. Blood and tears resulted. Not long after settling down and spending time in the playground, she managed to fall over on the road and skun her knees. The first aid kit has certainly been well used today.

We have decided to stay here for another day and only have one night in Brisbane with Brian and Jenny.