Lady Elliot Island

Saw kangaroos by the side of the road on the way to tiny airplane





This is the green turtle we snorkeled with. Alan took the picture with the underwater camera and I don’t know how to move them over so I just took a picture of the picture,

This is a baby red tail tropic bird just a ball of fluff,

This is our room—

Dolphin,


Mama and baby


Sunrise from the plane


We saw tons of whales off the shore and great fish and I will post more tomorrow,,





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