There's nothing like coming across a Turtle whilst your swimming and watching it slowly swim to the water surface to get a breath of air. It's a wonder of nature with it's patterned hard shell, cute little flippers, scrawny neck and entrancing eyes! I had a great encounter yesterday and called over a few other swimmers. Today we were lucky enough to see another favourite, the Giant Cuttlefish!
This one swam around happily at The Point unfazed by swimmers. Aren't they wonderful creatures with their 'w' shaped eyes, ability to change colour and texture and propel themselves forwards and backwards? This one changed from various shades of orange and brown to purple and pink hues...
Conditions were great again today. It was calm, clear and warm with water around 19 degrees. Sooo many schools of Yellowtail, Mados, Luderick, Hulafish and Mullet to name a few!
Sarah and Tash did an early swim and loved swimming with the sunrise...
When I asked Duncan and his mates to describe the swim, they just said "Magic".
Derek was happy to have his daughter Giselle, swimming with us today...and she saw the Cuttlefish!
Annie (early swimmer) and Dave(7.10am) cross paths...
Moments of awe and wonder as a swimming Fiddler Ray and Cuttlefish swim over the rocks close to us...
Sam and the Cuttlefish
A very bright Blue Groper at halfway too.
Back for socially distanced coffee and I came across 'Brave Kara', Ian and friends. Kara got stung by something which wasn't a Bluebottle or Jimble yesterday. She said it was extremely painful and has left marks which look like cigarette burns. Anita got the same sting too. Any ideas anyone?
I wondered if it could have been this cute thing I saw yesterday but we can't be sure...
Below is a video of the Turtle coming for air yesterday
Another photo of yesterday's Turtle
Gayle swimming with a big fish!
We've had a few Turtles in Cabbage Tree Bay over the years. The most famous being'Shelly' the Green Turtle . Here he is before he was taken to Manly Sea Life Sanctuary for rehabilitation. (The Turtle rescued recently is Ella and she had consumed a balloon and long balloon string :-( Apparently she is recovering well though...)
The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world.
It is named not for the colour of its shell, which is normally brown or olive depending on its habitat, but for the greenish colour of its skin.
This is Shelly a few months later with the tracker on his back.
Click on link below to see my video of Shelly swimming to the surface of the water for air.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUh7sapThkk
Have a great day folks!
Lainey
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