Day 40
13/9/2010
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| A lazy mum |
After writing the blog last night I went out for a small walk, the sky was alight with the most beautiful 10 billion stars, well that’s all I could count before I missed count and didn’t want to start again, not a cloud in sight and no wind, wow.
Arriving at the Bight about 9-45am it was don warm clothing as it was windy and cool, to say cold would be an exaggeration, but it was cool enough to be rugged up out of the wind. Today’s count of whales in the Bight was 52, now this is not the number we could see, however, mums and calves we counted about 30. Some of the calves would not stray too far from mum and kept nuzzling and touching, the sign said that these were newly born babies; others were playing with each other then return to their respective mothers then off again. To see these giants and baby giants of the sea playing, rolling over, flippers out of the water, tails out, heads up, twisting this way then that again truly a privilege to be able to see these wild animals being so natural in such a setting.
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| The kids are playing |
The rugged coastline of cliff faces 100 metres high at the least in one direction, in the other direction was sparkling white sand dunes equally as high, these stretched for kilometers. The viewing platform to see the whales is a zig zag board walk that has been built out over the very steep sloping embankment leading to the edge of the cliff top, this allows visitors to see unimpeded the action bellow. For us today there were two white calves, one newly born the other a little older, again the sign stated about 2% of all calves born are white at birth, we were so blessed.
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| What a view of the edge of Australia |
Still no news on the Thomas front, we will be in Ceduna in the morning and will try to contact Brett then if not too early as Christmas Island is 2 1/2hrs behind SA time.
With only two night left for our camping holiday we are making the most of it, Elsie works well.
Weather report: cool but sunny day about 18 degrees. Tonight we are camped at Cohen East Rest Area (31’51’665s 132’51’879e) not a bad spot not too close to the road but we must remember we are back in SA and they want all travelers to stay in caravan parks, there are three other vans camped with us tonight.
Catch you tomorrow
John & Sheryle
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