The elusive dugong

Hi all…we spotted our first ever dugong yesterday on our wildlife cruise, so we were very pleased with that! Strange looking creatures, with fat bodies and a tale similar in shape (but much smaller) to a humpbacks. They meanwhile have a big snout for munching on seagrass beds. We saw three, one on its own, and then a mother and calf.

We also saw more dolphins, and some big loggerhead turtles.

Today we drove around the region and explored a few excellent lookouts. From one bluff we could see so many sharks swimming below- a mix of reef sharks and bigger tiger sharks (they don’t call it Shark Bay for nothing). There were also a few big manta rays cruising along too.

Yesterday afternoon we finally put our tennis racquets to use and played for an hour or so on the courts here…we decided to keep a game score tally and at the end of our booking time we were locked at 8-all! Typical of us…we aren’t competitive at all….
We then treated ourselves to a dinner out in the monkey mia resort restaurant. Fantastic food! We shared entrée, then ate mains and a dessert each! I had this delicious chicken and prawn dish, on sweet potato with a creamy mustard sauce…YUM! And Adam had a steak and seafood meal which he also raved about. Then I had this chocolate tart indulgence while Adam had a creamy mars bar sundae. We were so full we felt a bit sick when we got back to the van, but we try not to eat out too much so it was fun to lash out and it was so yummy! I have a bit of a funny tummy today still…Adam says it’s the price I pay for gluttony…heehe.

We are having a tennis rematch today. Bit sore from yesterday, but we figure we need some extra exercise today!

Love and hugs, Emma and Adam.