Whale watching
While our friend Jeremy was visiting last month Damien and I took him to an island near Brisbane called Moreton Island. We spent two nights there. We saw a lot of wildlife and got to feed wild dolphins by hand. That was really cool but I have to admit it was a little intimidating. It was at night, the water was really cold (I rented a wet suit for it to stay warm), and the dolphin was really big and had a lot of teeth! We were in the water up to our waists and one of the workers told us a little about our dolphin and we each had a small dead fish. We were told to gently hold the fish and put it under the water for the dolphin to grab. But she grabbed it before it was even in the water. Very neat experience. 
We also went on a whale watching boat tour out into the ocean. The day we went was really really windy. The boat was going up and down like crazy. Damien had taken motion sickness pills and was pretty much out of it for the whole ride. After about 90 minutes I couldn't handle it any more either and I puked into a sick bag. That was the first time I had ever down that. I looked around me and there were tons of people all at the same time puking into their bags. It was so comical that I just had to laugh. The real kicker was that after 3 hours we hadn't seen a single whale! They said that was the first trip out in 3 years where they hadn't seen anything. I almost wish they hadn't told us that.
We were offered a free trip the next day to try again. Jeremy signed up for it. I almost didn't but then thought I would hate myself if Jeremy saw whales and I had decided not to brave it again. So I signed up. But Damien couldn't face another boat ride and opted out.
The next day was very nice weather and we saw lots of whales!! My first whale sighting! They were very close to the boat. Didn't see any spectacular jumps but I got more photos than I thought I would. We also saw a small hammerhead shark and a sea turtle. I had never seen those in the wild either.
All in all it was a very nice time (expect for the crappy food offerings on the island!).
We also went on a whale watching boat tour out into the ocean. The day we went was really really windy. The boat was going up and down like crazy. Damien had taken motion sickness pills and was pretty much out of it for the whole ride. After about 90 minutes I couldn't handle it any more either and I puked into a sick bag. That was the first time I had ever down that. I looked around me and there were tons of people all at the same time puking into their bags. It was so comical that I just had to laugh. The real kicker was that after 3 hours we hadn't seen a single whale! They said that was the first trip out in 3 years where they hadn't seen anything. I almost wish they hadn't told us that.
We were offered a free trip the next day to try again. Jeremy signed up for it. I almost didn't but then thought I would hate myself if Jeremy saw whales and I had decided not to brave it again. So I signed up. But Damien couldn't face another boat ride and opted out.
The next day was very nice weather and we saw lots of whales!! My first whale sighting! They were very close to the boat. Didn't see any spectacular jumps but I got more photos than I thought I would. We also saw a small hammerhead shark and a sea turtle. I had never seen those in the wild either.
All in all it was a very nice time (expect for the crappy food offerings on the island!).
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