Yesterday, Steve and I woke up early (5:45 a.m.) and caught a 7:30 a.m. boat to Moreton Island. There's a resort there called Toomalanga, and there's lots to do! The boat ride there took about an hour. It was really nice but a little chilly, first thing in the morning. When we first got to the island, there was a pelican feeding going on, then we went for brekky (all you can eat buffet...yum!) and then walked down the beach to the place where all the shipwrecks are (see pics below) and did some snorkling. The whole island is basically a beach, so the sand and water just keep going and going. We also ate lunch on the resort and almost fainted at the price! Two orders of fish and chips cost $48!!! Next time we'll pack lunch! After lunch we just hung at the beach and did some swimming, before catching the boat back to Brisbane. All and all a great day! And, as an added bonus, it's yet another long weekend here (Labour Day weekend), so we're both home today, relaxing and doing a few things. Gotta love 3 day weekends!
It was pretty windy on the boat!
It was also sunny, which helped the chilliness!
The boat we took there.
This is a harpoon, used for killing whales:(
The pelicans were very cool and much bigger than I realized! I think if I had to pick a bird to like, I might pick pelicans. Their eyes are very cool.
This wild hawk wanted in on the free food.
There were lots of boats around. There's not so many nice ones in this pic but there were lots of beautiful boats out! Man, people spend a lot of money on their boats here!
Can you believe that this HUGE boat goes right into shore??
I think it would be cool to drive the beach, but you definitely need a 4 wheel drive.
The wrecks. They are half in and half out of water, so it made for very cool snorkling.
Steve was REALLY excited about going snorkling at the wrecks!
Yesterday, Steve and I woke up early (5:45 a.m.) and caught a 7:30 a.m. boat to Moreton Island. There's a resort there called Toomalanga, and there's lots to do! The boat ride there took about an hour. It was really nice but a little chilly, first thing in the morning. When we first got to the island, there was a pelican feeding going on, then we went for brekky (all you can eat buffet...yum!) and then walked down the beach to the place where all the shipwrecks are (see pics below) and did some snorkling. The whole island is basically a beach, so the sand and water just keep going and going. We also ate lunch on the resort and almost fainted at the price! Two orders of fish and chips cost $48!!! Next time we'll pack lunch! After lunch we just hung at the beach and did some swimming, before catching the boat back to Brisbane. All and all a great day! And, as an added bonus, it's yet another long weekend here (Labour Day weekend), so we're both home today, relaxing and doing a few things. Gotta love 3 day weekends!
It was pretty windy on the boat!
It was also sunny, which helped the chilliness!
The boat we took there.
This is a harpoon, used for killing whales:(
The pelicans were very cool and much bigger than I realized! I think if I had to pick a bird to like, I might pick pelicans. Their eyes are very cool.
This wild hawk wanted in on the free food.
There were lots of boats around. There's not so many nice ones in this pic but there were lots of beautiful boats out! Man, people spend a lot of money on their boats here!
Can you believe that this HUGE boat goes right into shore??
I think it would be cool to drive the beach, but you definitely need a 4 wheel drive.
The wrecks. They are half in and half out of water, so it made for very cool snorkling.
Steve was REALLY excited about going snorkling at the wrecks!
2 comments:
Looks like a very cool beach. Lots of fun. And I like the pelicans too. ...of course I'm not afraid of birds though!!...heheeeee
Stac
The pelican's look cool! Looks like you had a fun weekend. I love the pictures you take! Though it really makes me want to be there!!! It's funny because I went away this weekend to. Not ONE picture. Just nothing cool to look at. And it was rainy. So it was nice to see your pics!!
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