Coral Bay/Ningaloo Reef 27/3 - 28/3

Having checked the weather forecast we decided to move onto Coral Bay for a couple of nights to let the cyclone pass. We are glad we did as the resort was really pleasant and we had a chance to relax by the beach and take a dip in the slightly warmer sea. The sea was crystal clear with small tropical fish swimming around in the shallows.



The winds died down on our second day and we took a trip to the nearby Ningaloo Reef on a glass bottomed boat. These fish are North West Snapper and were about 2 foot long, they shimmered a bluey green when the sunlight caught their skin.



The reef runs from Coral Bay to Exmouth and is very close to the shore.



Whilst it didn't have the colours of the Great Barrier Reef it was still spectacular in places. Above is an example of the large plate reef and below is an electric blue coloured stag reef.



Close to Coral Bay the land is covered by Termite mounds which look quite strange as they suddenly appear on the horizon.