Day two: Heron Island

How could we possibly top yesterday? But top it we did.

Amazingly, Amber found Molly, a girl in her class at school, who was also on the island this morning. Sharks cruised the reef at breakfast and it wasn’t long before I was swimming after them again. The girls practiced snorkeling in the pool before braving the harbour where we snorkeled with over 30 rays. Ever since Steve Irwin died, Amber has been very nervous of rays, so she was pumped to get over this fear and discover how placid they really are.

After another mega feast at lunch (I will certainly go home heavier), we walked across the island together with Molly. The kids discovered if they screamed, it set off all the Noddy Terns, so they delighted in starting an environmental riot.

Shark Bay was a postcard. There is no other way to describe it. Unfortunately, it was low tide when we arrived, and the sharks had retreated, so we vowed to return tomorrow morning and instead lounged on the beach, climbed the trees and found last year’s turtle eggs in the sand.

Walking back along the beach was a struggle in the afternoon sun, so we retreated to our rooms for a reprieve. Here the kids decided to create their very own spa and charges $3 for massages… delightful!

Amazingly, we were hungry again at dinner time. No idea how! We were, however, too tired to search for turtles and flopped into bed soon after stuffing ourselves!