Blogs from Coral Bay, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 13

Coral Bay Wahooo! We found a little paradise and a well deserved rest from the 6 1/2 hour daily drives. Nice little place on the beach again, I (J) loved every minute of it and so did I(H) - 4 days sat next to the glorious Indian Ocean with excellent snorkeling right off the beach, what more could you ask for? Hannah decided that she would brave the sea waters after her last trip on the sea in Cairns and on her first trip snorkeling of the beach into the water, she saw a coral ray, turtle, baby giant clam, Gill from finding nemo and lots of big fish! Plus the coral was in such a better condition and far more colourful than what we saw on the east coast! With Hannah's confidence soaring backup, the ... read more

The leg to Coral Bay was a good demonstration of the deficiencies of Greyhound compared with Easyrider, with us arriving in Coral Bay at about 1AM. Elena had caught the same bus and I played her a selection of my Italo disco music, which she rubbished - a slur I won't forget in a hurry. Daniel had kindly waited up for us, though as it turned out we were in his dorm anyway hence would have woken him up regardless. He warned us that there was a drunken Canadian guy also in residence, who had had a big row with his girlfriend earlier in the evening. Sure enough, when we entered the room there was a sleepy-eyed, blank-expressioned chap sitting up in his bunk, grunting occasionally. An American girl (Lori - with a hypnotic southern accent) ... read more

We stayed in Coral Bay last night in a pretty good hostel…apparently it is really good to stay for a few days but we needed to get to Exmouth so we just stayed that night, had our BBQ which was pretty good. Then it was up really early to go snorkelling before we had to get the bus, Annelise decided bed was more appealing for her but this was my first time snorkelling so I was highly excited. Irene had no patience for my wish to stay close to the shore which worked out brilliantly as I realised how fantastic it is to be able to look at this underwater world so easily. You have to be so careful of the coral though as if you touch it you kill it plus it gives you the ... read more

We're now in Coral Bay in the fra North West of Australia staying in a hostel called Ningaloo Reef which is bang on the beach and perfect for launching a snorkelling attack on the nearby waters. I have invested over $120 in snorkelling gear and today we have been snorkelling with Greenback and loggerhead turtles, snorkelling alongside them and watching them dive to the bottom, eat of the seabed and then surface for air - a truly amazing and memorable site. Sorry there are no pictures here of them as I don't have a digital camera that works under water - however we have bought disposable cameras and will get the pictures burnt onto cd where possible to be uploaded soon. We also snorkelled in a nearby breeding area for 2 meter reef sharks non dangerous ... read more

On the second to last day of our tour, we stopped at this placed called Coral Bay for a couple of hours. Most of the group did this glass bottom boat tour, but me and Lyndsey decided to explore this quaint little place and went on a walk on the beach. It ended up being a two hour walk and the most amazing place we had both ever seen! We didn't see a soul on our walk and it was so beautiful. Literally straight out of a travel magazine. The sand was white and the water crystal clear at the beginning and then several shades of blue as it got deeper. Absolutely perfect! Lynds and I decided then and there we had to come back. That's when the planning began..haha. We changed our flights and stayed ... read more