Had some more dolphin experiences today, and I was selected to feed one, on my birthday! It is very quick - you say hello to the dolphin, hold a fish by its tail, lower it into the water and a fraction of a second later 104 conical teeth have grabbed it and swallowed it. No touching is allowed, apparently we can pass diseases, and they can become aggressive. In previous years they attempted to bite someone nearly every day. We were also rewarded with one dolphin doing a series of jumps just a few metres offshore, unfortunately my camera was switched off at the time.
Here's some recent pics:
What to watch out for in Exmouth:
Coral Bay:
Heading south:
I know my place in Carnarvon:
Pelicans hang around hoping to grab some fish:
The smile is fixed, it remains even if they are biting you, but the look in the eye is very intelligent. Their eyes work independently, and are as good in or out of the water. They sleep 8 hours a day but take it in short naps because they have to make a conscious decision to take each breath, so they shut down only half their brain and keep one eye open.
An emu on a tent raid:
Giving me a dirty look after I shooed it away - this is Dad, Mum doesn't look after the young:
Shotover, we'll be aboard in a couple of hours:
Was looking good for the union, but I've just seen the Dundee result, so 49.1% Yes 50.9% No at the moment - who can tell whether we will return to the same country we left?
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