The Southernmost Coral Cay of the Great Barrier Reef – Lady Elliot Island

After months of spending our days working in the red dirt of Australia building up those days for our next working holiday visa, a bit longer than expected due to COVID but that can't be helped. It was time to treat ourselves. The Lagoon What exciting antics could we possibly get up too... living the …

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A close up of a swimming platypus.

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Twelve Platypus Playing,Eleven Mantas Mingling,Ten Turtles Tapping,Nine Whale Sharks Waiting,Eight Dingos Digging,Seven Cassowaries,Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree Back in 1798 when the Platypus was first discovered, british scientists thought they were a hoax created by putting different animals together! The body of …

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A two manta mating chain.

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Eleven Mantas Mingling,Ten Turtles Tapping,Nine Whale Sharks Waiting,Eight Dingos Digging,Seven Cassowaries,Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree The Manta Rays of the Ningaloo Reef have been my favourite encounter on our lap of Australia so far. Beautiful and serene creatures, especially when you find …

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An emu staring down the lens.

On the Sixth Day of Christmas I Finally got to see

Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree Did you know that the Emu is the largest bird in Australia? Only second in the world behind the Ostrich.  They are of great importance to the indigenous culture with several of their dreaming stories revolving around …

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