Monkey Mia

Fourth Day
1st July 1996

I woke up about at about 5.00am to see the sunrise.
It was pitched dark, extremely windy and chilly. The full moon was up again, and the first morning light appeared from the horizon. This is not a scene to be missed. Back in Singapore, the high-rise buildings block the sunrise, and so we do not get to see much sunrises from the horizon.
It was quite early in the morning, and there were already a few anglers by Monkey Mia Jetty.

Two Pelicans by the Beach at 7am

Entrance of Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort

The entire area was awesome, as in awful awesome! It reminded me of those little alien pods where their young would emerged. Anyway, I managed get a picture of it.

We arrived at Coral Bay at about 1 plus. Unloaded and pitched up our big green tents in a circle, and went around to help the rest. After the tents, we had cheese salad bread roll and orange cordial for lunch. Somehow they taste better when I am hungry.

I rested about an hour, and then went to change.
Headed down to the beach, and went snorkelling.

A Dolphin that came up the Beach during feeding time

It was beautiful. I saw swarm of fishes, big and small, all around me and felt really exhilarated. I guess I know why the Little Mermaid was so happy in her kingdom.

I had a slight problem with the mask, probably the wrong size, and had to drain out the water from time to time.

The weather then was not very cold. We played a little bit of frisbee, and sat to enjoy the beach scene.

Coral Bay has got some sandhills. I had to take off my sandals to climb to the top. But it was worth it. The view was great.

The Pontoon

At about 5.30pm, everyone sat by the beach to appreciate the sunset.

The Catamaran in the Background

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