Moreton Island
I got three consecutive days off the other week, and needing a bit of an escape from the confines of the guesthouse I booked two nights in one of the campgrounds on Moreton Island. It’s situated off the coast of Brisbane about 35 kilometres out, and it’s the third largest sand island in the world. Anyway, the western coast of the island is quite protected, and there are about 11 ships that have been sunk only about 75 metres off the beach in an attempt to form an artificial reef. Well, the attempt worked, and it was right by those wrecks (called “The Wrecks) that I camped. And snorkeled. And watched birds. And it was faaaaaaaaaaaaaabulous. But more than anything, it was just a very welcome relaxation that I needed very badly. There’s just something almost spiritual about floating motionless in the waves and watching all the blue wrasses and sharks and stingrays and manta rays and porcupine fish and wobbegongs gather silently about you. I enjoyed that trip. Anyway, this is what I say while I was there.
BIRDS:
Whistling Kite
Brahminy Kite
Common Starling
Rainbow Bee Eater
Brown Honeyeater
White-Throated Honeyeater
Forest Kingfisher
Beach Stone Curlew
Bush Stone Curlew
Noisy Friarbird
Silver Gull
Australian Pelican
Pied Cormorant
MARINE LIFE:
Bottlenose Dolphin
Wobbegong (Sand Shark)
Tiger Shark
Blue Wrasse
Sergeant Major
Butter Bream
Silver Bream
Three-Striped Porcupine Fish
Manta Ray
Common Stinguree
Hardhead
Sea Turtle
Dugong
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Hey there Jack!
How goes it mate . I was hoping you’d survived your trip to Moreton and back and was glad to read all about it and your other recent entry yesterday. Did you endure the storms while you were there also? We really coped it here in Beaudesert but no major damage thank goodness. What an inpressive species list you acquired over there – don’t you just love those rainbow bee eaters – they are always having such a goofy time and wow a beach thick knee too . I have heaps of time on my hands these days as I lounge around by the pool and read more baby books and just wait for the inevitable “PAIN” to begin – ahh bring it on I can’t wait!! So hope you aren’t being worked too hard our little American slave, and enjoy forest and bird week next month – i know you’ll love it tis the best time of the year up on the mountain.
Take care and keep up the great work mate
Cheers
xSarah