Here is the link to the longer version of the whale shark clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB2sEcVBjxY&feature=youtu.be

VERY, VERY BIG FISH AT NINGALOO

WOW! Whale Sharks are Super Cool. Possibly the most incredible thing I have ever seen. Big Friendly Giants. We swam 4 times with a monster male whale shark- an experience we will never forget. On the first pass he turned and came right through the middle of our group and split us into 2 groups on either side of him. Another time he came to the surface from directly under us.

The night before, the Foster/Stephens crew camped out but we had to stay in the cabin again due to wind and rain. We were all a bit worried that it might have been cancelled but turns out the swell was less than 1 meter, visibility was 30 meters and there were plenty of whale sharks about. Even Imogen and India got in the ocean and had a look.

Oh, and we also had a great day snorkeling and fishing the day before- lots of fish biting again and caught quite a range although the really big one that Dad hooked ran out to sea with all his gear!
Freya

 

 

A longer version can be seen by going to this link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB2sEcVBjxY&feature=youtu.be

Windy Exmouth

We were very lucky with our time at Karijini. It was amazing and we will all remember it for a long time. The day after we left, rain and wind came and we had to drive through lots of water over the road as we headed west again for the coast at Ningaloo with whale sharks at the top of our list.
The weather had other ideas though! We had a nice day when we arrived but then the wind set in and did not stop. It was lifting our tent pegs out of the ground and after 2 days, we had to pack up camp and head for the shelter of Exmouth. The Goldbricks had been lucky and had an amazing day with the whale sharks but we and the Foster/Stevens have to sit tight til Tuesday when hopefully the wind and rain will be past.
Hope the next post will have lots of whale shark action!
Freya

Here are some more pictures and video from Karijini

 

Here are some photos of the "Karijini Locals" that we saw. We were very lucky to see an Olive Python.

Absolutely "GORGE-OUS" Karijini

What a week, what an amazing place. The company wasn't too bad either- we met up with the Goldricks and Foster/Stephens. We went to lots of gorges, all a bit different but all fantastic. Every day we went into at least 1 gorge and walked and swam through looking at the beautiful scenery and some amazing local wild-life. Its impossible to pick a favourite spot but I really loved Dales Gorge especially swimming in Fern Pool, Fortesque falls and Circular pool. Probably my very favourite trip was down Joffre Gorge where we jumped off the rock walls from about 8 to 9 meters high into a deep pool- see the video!

 

There is more to come shortly when we get internet connections again

Finlay