Snorking today brrrrrrrrrrr lol

Ok it was my idea , me and Rob was bored and we stopped in Western Bay to anchor till tomorrow when we motor to Mackay marina . Rob bought 2 stinger suits , thoses are like lighter versions of a scuba suit and we donned on the flippers and masks and took the dingy to the reef to see what kind of fish was out there . It was FREEZING coooooold  You people in America have to know that Australia in August is still Winter , and even though the sun shines that water is cold . but we both screamed for a few moments while adjusting to the coldness . We seen small fish and a few flame angel fish , it was kinda murky , due to the northely winds whipping around the island . Rob then had to aggravate a sea turtle that was swimming by minding its own business , he wanted to catch it , jumped over board and it took off . We both also fished for whiting and only caught 2 , but i got to practice using my fishing net he got me . Western Bay is so beautiful  the sea is so blue and green and clear , soft smooth sand everywhere . Well Thats it for now , its almost tea time here in Australia
have a G day ! America

We seen a mama and baby whale today ;)

Hey ! Guess what ?? Me and Rob were motoring out of Port Newry this afternoon and we seen a mother whale and a new baby calf , they were right near the bow of the ship . Rob turned off the motor so it would not scare them , and she came close to the boat only 50 meters away as if to show off her new baby ;)

 It was the biggest thing i have ever seen she was as big as the ship and moved really slow , the baby was right along side her , you could tell it was a new one it was very small and mom was right next to it the whole time .The baby was flipping its tail out of the water and playing , mom was close by , then it was like " ok its time to take a breath baby " and they both dived under the ship and out towards Whitt Sundays where the waters are warm . I was so amazed to see something that huge taking care of such a small thing no bigger than a dolphin at birth . Rob said that was the first time they h
ave got that close , we stayed away from her and baby and she had to come near to show it off lol  it was the coolest thing i ever seen , they say that baby whales gain 100 lbs every day on the mothers milk .
all the way to Brampton we seen them , one was breaching . You have to see this to know what its like the experience is unreal !