Monday, July 1, 2019

Big Mango and Snorkelling at Rose Bay


Monday 1 July 2019 – 266 348

This morning we said Goodbye to Airlie Beach and drove to Bowen, through many, many canefields.  Our first stop was the “Big Mango” at Bowen Tourist Information. 
On display were some sculptures which are to be placed underwater on the Great Barrier Reef. 
















We have set up for the next few days at “Wangaratta at the Beach”.

This afternoon we did some quick exploration of the beaches in order to plan our next few days.  Rose Bay at low tide, literally allows you to see the coral by walking from the beach.  We didn’t even put our flippers on, just bent down and put our faces in the water.  Some of the coral is even out of the water at very low tide.  The sand on the beach contains a large amount of what looks very like gold glitter.  No wonder, with the sun reflecting on it, it was once thought the Whitsundays were covered in gold.




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