Another fabulous Whale Shark Adventure here on the Ningaloo Reef! We started with a scuba dive and snorkel at Central Station. All of our expected fishes and marine creatures were waiting to greet us, including more sailfin catfish than we could count. A loggerhead turtle had his eyes half closed in ecstasy as he rubbed his shell back and forth under a ledge and a cool eagle ray was out over the sand. Some of the divers were lucky enough to see the tail end of a very large shark just before it disappeared into the distance.
WATER TEMP: 25C
VISIBILITY: 20m
CURRENT: none
SURGE: none
DEPTH: 16m
Snorkelling today was awesome. We got to snorkel with four different whale sharks, including one super big guy coming in at 9m who decided to swim lazy circles around us while we scrambled to keep our distance! We spent a ton of time in the water with whale sharks, half surfing up and down the swells like we were on an amusement park ride.
We also played with a group of 25 manta rays - though we could only keep five or six in sight at any one time it seemed! They are always so cool - very animated and sometimes quite curious. Totally not bothered by those of us who are more uncoordinated than they are - often it looks like they're showing off with their easy movements!
And then there were dolphins playing as we cruised back to the mooring. Fabulous June day!
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