Australia-home of the gender bender fish


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Oceania » Australia
August 15th 2007
Published: August 21st 2007
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Australia-home of the gender bender fish Our time in Australia was limited to two stops-Sydney and Cairns, home of the Great Barrier Reef-details follow. The reason for this was that we had to rush off to Thailand, so as not to miss its monsoon season and, more importantly, to finally see Marc. Some of the rain forests we have encountered in various countries claim that over 10 meters of rain ... Read Full Entry



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Variety of coralVariety of coral
Variety of coral

Ask Bert for the names of all the different types.
More and a fishMore and a fish
More and a fish

The colors might have been better if Bert had adjusted the camera for underwater pictures.
Blue coralBlue coral
Blue coral

Sorry about the wrong camera setting - dan
Bert did know the name of this type of fish.Bert did know the name of this type of fish.
Bert did know the name of this type of fish.

My job was to just take the pictures.
Surface view of the coral reef Surface view of the coral reef
Surface view of the coral reef

We were out 40 miles from shore and 7 miles from the continental shelf which drops to almost two miles deep.
ScarfaceScarface
Scarface

He is big and this is his territory. Just ate part of a cow that he got in the river.
Scarface againScarface again
Scarface again

He can go at 30 kilometers per hour - and bite down at 3000 pounds per square inch. I will keep my distance.
Snake in the river by our boatSnake in the river by our boat
Snake in the river by our boat

Kielback - rare variety



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