11th March 2009

A very early start today we went to see the Bottlenose Dolphins come right up to the edge of the beach to be fed by the rangers. Lo and behold they came at about 7.45am and the rangers told us there names and about them. The star of the show was Nicky who was about 32 years old and she had a male calf called Fin who was about six months old. Nicky was fed about four fish only to encourage them not to be fed at the beach but to go and catch their own food. Several pelicans flew in and I photographed them from quite close. Wandering around the cabins were a number of Emus. The heat today was not as intense as yesterday, but it was still in the high 90s. In some ways we have been unlucky with the weather, which does seem an extraordinary statement, but because it has been hotter than normal, we have been plagued with flies. I would like to come back here when it wasn't quite so hot as there is no doubt that the flies have been an awful nuisance. We spent a great deal of the day just sunbathing on the beach (complete with flynets) and it has been nice to unwind and have a good rest.