Ningaloo Reef

so when i heard the coral were spawning i jumped in the truck and drove north for 14 hours straight to get there in time!

i guess you never forget your first whaleshark sighting .. mine came out of the blue .. literally!

i was hanging in the water when a mouth the width of my outstretched arms came directly at me .. i managed to maneuver out of the way just in time to see a wall of fish glide by, whooaaa!!

a must for any diver worth their salt!!

Actually Topside 0 is a bit unkind. The desert around Exmouth is awe-inspiring as many deserts can be. Exmouth itself was an interesting if not classically attractive town. (Now that is being polite!) But it was an interesting community and welcoming.

But it is underwater where the the real richness of this coast is found . The reef and reef life is profuse and intense. I remember in particular the number of sea snakes, a big manta ray and whales breeching in the distance seen from the dive boat. And even better than that was the diving on the Navy Pier. Big shoals of fish, wobegones, and much else that I can’t remember, all amid a mass of piers and pylons. And now I hear that you can’t dive there anymore, like the Salt Pier in Bonaire. A bit more fun spolit.

I am scared of water. Okay, I exaggerate, I do not dive, but I can swim. The Ningaloo reef gave me the opportunity to see what I missed not visiting the Great Barrier Reef. Just rent a snorkle, walk into the water, put your face down and enjoy. I was amazed at the beauty of the underwaterlife.

are what i want to see there.