Another early morning!!! And it was not because I was starting to get used to it. This time, it was so that we could be at Monkey Mia to see the wild dolphins and if we were lucky, to feed them. I would not have minded getting up early on this day, if it wasn't that we had to wait almost an hour at the beach before the dolphin show actually started. That was an hour's worth of precious sleep taken away just like that. Grr... .
Oh well...I guess it was worth waiting for the cute and famous dolphins of Monkey Mia anyway... . We also did an optional Aboriginal tour that turned out to be very educational. This day was also the day when ½ of our group would leave us and head back to Perth.
SHARKS!!! SHARKS!!!
Phew! Just dolphins... . Peek-a-boo!
Showing off its teeth. Not quite like a shark's but I still wouldn't want to make these guys angry.
One of the lucky girls in our group was chosen to feed a dolphin. They really swim up to the shallow waters.
Our Aboriginal guide.
Digging for water. Not sure if I'll dare to drink that, though.
Nature's nutcracker: 2 stones.
Not easy to blow this one. Huge, huh?
Bush banana is the name of this fruit. Quite crunchy, but the white stuff is really sticky.
I think this is the bush banana plant... . I would so fail in Aboriginal exam.
Porcupine tracks...but no porcupine :o(. Btw, have you ever wondered how porcupines mate? I read that the male actually pees all over the female before mating. Talk about animal SM sex. I mean, first the peeing, than the sharp poking???
Very passionate about teaching us the spirit of nature.
A cave house, where our Aboriginal guide said his ancestors had lived in.
Nice view from the top.
Interesting how the sand was so red. One half of the area had white sand, the other half had red sand.
Hairy caterpillar. Hmm...I wonder if it got old from waiting so long to turn into a butterfly. I mean, look at all the white hairs! Kinda cute, though.
Was great to have fly nets provided by Mr Aboriginal. The conclusion of our Bush Lesson was: E.U.R - Educate, Understand, Respect (our natural environment).
Stromatolites in Shark Bay. Bacteria stuff in the rocks under the ocean that supposedly kick-started the evolution of life forms on earth.
See any resemblance? (You had better say "no" ;oP)
Attempted group picture before half of us returned back to Perth (those who took the 4 day tour).
Singapore + Korea
Japan + Singapore + Denmark
Italy + Japan (Andrea stayed, but Kenji left).
Denmark + Japan + Singapore
Singapore + Germany + Denmark
Singapore + Scotland + Denmark
Peaceful night. Sleep well, everyone!
Phew! Just dolphins... . Peek-a-boo!
Showing off its teeth. Not quite like a shark's but I still wouldn't want to make these guys angry.
One of the lucky girls in our group was chosen to feed a dolphin. They really swim up to the shallow waters.
Our Aboriginal guide.
Digging for water. Not sure if I'll dare to drink that, though.
Nature's nutcracker: 2 stones.
Not easy to blow this one. Huge, huh?
Bush banana is the name of this fruit. Quite crunchy, but the white stuff is really sticky.
I think this is the bush banana plant... . I would so fail in Aboriginal exam.
Porcupine tracks...but no porcupine :o(. Btw, have you ever wondered how porcupines mate? I read that the male actually pees all over the female before mating. Talk about animal SM sex. I mean, first the peeing, than the sharp poking???
Very passionate about teaching us the spirit of nature.
A cave house, where our Aboriginal guide said his ancestors had lived in.
Nice view from the top.
Interesting how the sand was so red. One half of the area had white sand, the other half had red sand.
Hairy caterpillar. Hmm...I wonder if it got old from waiting so long to turn into a butterfly. I mean, look at all the white hairs! Kinda cute, though.
Was great to have fly nets provided by Mr Aboriginal. The conclusion of our Bush Lesson was: E.U.R - Educate, Understand, Respect (our natural environment).
Stromatolites in Shark Bay. Bacteria stuff in the rocks under the ocean that supposedly kick-started the evolution of life forms on earth.
See any resemblance? (You had better say "no" ;oP)
Attempted group picture before half of us returned back to Perth (those who took the 4 day tour).
Singapore + Korea
Japan + Singapore + Denmark
Italy + Japan (Andrea stayed, but Kenji left).
Denmark + Japan + Singapore
Singapore + Germany + Denmark
Singapore + Scotland + Denmark
Peaceful night. Sleep well, everyone!