We packed our bathers, put our hats and sunblock on, ready to set off for snorkelling. Today was fantastic! The weather was perfect, and there was not one fly or a strong breeze. Before we headed off into the water, Dale first explained to us how to use the snorkel and showed a a few useful techniques. We finally headed into the water at the Point Turton swimming centre. I was amazed to see how many fish we swim with everyday. There was a huge range of fish. Some were very unusual colours, while a few were very plain but massive. While Hugh and I snorkeled around we notice a family of baby squid. We dive down to get a closer look. But accidentally got to close and made them ink everywhere. I also enjoyed the very large school of small fish being chased by large salmon. Suddenly Simon noticed a shark caught in the fish net. Dale untangled it and went to place it on the rocks. But first he had to scare Charlie. Dale swam up from behind Charlie holding the Shark in front of him. He sure did scare Charlie, making him swim as fast as he could towards the shore. After our fascinating snorkel, Dale organised a small game where we had to put
our snorkel gear on without putting our head above the water. Unfortunately the mouth piece on my snorkel fell off and i was unable to complete it. We all headed in to the shore after everyone had a fair go. The water was quite chilly so no one really minded. I picked up the shark and lifted it back to our spot to have a closer look at it. It weighed tonnes, and smelt like seaweed. Blood and salt water was spilling out of the gills which made it reek even more. After i placed it down, i started to develop two small rashes on my arms where the shark was laying against. I believe it was caused by its skin. Angus opened the shark mouth to have a look inside, and accidentally cut his finger open on one of its tooth hidden inside the gums. We are still unsure what kind of shark it was, but we think it may have been a Bronze Whaler. After a few photos, we changed our clothes and headed off to the bus.
We packed our bathers, put our hats and sunblock on, ready to set off for snorkelling. Today was fantastic! The weather was perfect, and there was not one fly or a strong breeze. Before we headed off into the water, Dale first explained to us how to use the snorkel and showed a a few useful techniques. We finally headed into the water at the Point Turton swimming centre. I was amazed to see how many fish we swim with everyday. There was a huge range of fish. Some were very unusual colours, while a few were very plain but massive. While Hugh and I snorkeled around we notice a family of baby squid. We dive down to get a closer look. But accidentally got to close and made them ink everywhere. I also enjoyed the very large school of small fish being chased by large salmon. Suddenly Simon noticed a shark caught in the fish net. Dale untangled it and went to place it on the rocks. But first he had to scare Charlie. Dale swam up from behind Charlie holding the Shark in front of him. He sure did scare Charlie, making him swim as fast as he could towards the shore. After our fascinating snorkel, Dale organised a small game where we had to put
Great photo Henry. Watch out for his bigger cousin.
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Great joke Dad,
ReplyDeleteWow Hen that's awesome!
You're a real man now,
also I posted you a letter today
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