Monkey Mia 23/3 -26/3

We ventured further north to Monkey Mia. This is where every morning wild dolphins come to the shore. They are fed a limited amount of fish and this attracts small crowds.



Usually its just female dolphins and their calves that visit but on our first morning some males joined in.



The dolphins swim around waiting to be fed. They are usually on the beach by 7.30am.



We waited on the beach for the dolphins to return later in the morning. They visit up to three times each morning for a feed. However they are only fed 2 kilos a day and require 8 kilos so they still have to hunt in the wild.



David with Monkey Mia beach and resort in the background.



We treated ourselves to a wildlife cruise aboard the catamaran Shotover.



We saw lots of dolphins, turtles and some dugongs (below).



Back on shore the next morning, the pelicans were waiting for any unwanted fish. Isn't this just the coolest pelican you have ever seen ! He looks like he is about to fling open his wings like a cape like the 'Phantom Raspberry Blower' (for those old enough to remember that), or sing the Phantom of the Opera to you in his best pelican voice !



Our camera broke today. Typical after passing through all the major cities and miles from any decent shops. So the photos from now on are screen grabs from the video camera. Here are some Emus at the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort.



On our final morning before departing Jayne was excited as she finally got a chance to feed a dolphin. Overall a very relaxing stay at one of the best places in Australia. We felt like we were actually on holiday !