G’day Mates
Day Three on my adventure was spent at Monkey Mia (I don’t know where the name came from, there were no monkeys). Still weary from the previous day, I arrived at Monkey Mia, a local vacation destination with various activities. At Monkey Mia an amazing natural occurrence takes place every morning. Wild dolphins come to shore on their own free will and accept fish from the local zoologists. It was quite a site to see half a dozen or so dolphins glide up to shore and slowly swim back and forth, obviously showing off to gain everyone’s attention. The zoologists made it clear that they could only feed the dolphins one fish a day and have minimal contact with them in order for the dolphins to remain self reliant in the wild.
Dolphins at Monkey Mia
After the dolphin feeding there were many activities to choose from. I chose to take a boat cruise on the ARISTOCRAT 2 to view the aquatic life. After Nick and I helped raise the sail (kind of), we were able to see dugongs, sea turtles, and the crowd favorite dolphins. The Dolphins came right up to the front of the boat and swam in front of the bow like something out of a movie. There was also a net behind the boat which I road in. It had a tendency to knock off various items of swimwear and I’ll have you know that I was a victim as well. After a freeing ride in the net, we docked back at Monkey Mia.
Nick and I hard at work
Later that afternoon we visited various landmarks such as Eagles Bluff and Shell beach. Eagles bluff provided an amazing view of the cliffs lining the Indian Ocean. Shell beach, as the name conveys, is a beach made completely of tiny shells. Our scare of the day is when we were greeted by a friendly water snake, which from what I’ve heard is one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. The funny thing is its teeth are so far down its throat, a bite would have no effect unless it swallowed your whole hand.
A sand bar made entirely out of shells. It extended about 500 yards into the middle of the ocean.
View from Eagle’s Bluff
The Men
Our evening was finished off with cards, some delicious stir fry and an evening of star gazing out on the Jetty.
Location: Monkey Mia, Australia, Western Australia
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The trip looks incredible, where is Monkey Mia’s near? Think I might make a stop by when I’m in Australia.