Feb 20: Moreton Island
Moreton Island is just off the coast of southeastern Queensland, Australia
The protected sand island is known for its beaches and steep dunes, like Mount Tempest. On the west coast, a dive site features coral and tropical fish around a group of sunken boats called the Tangalooma Wrecks. A dolphin feeding spot is nearby. Humpback whales can be viewed from Cape Moreton, the site of a 19th-century lighthouse.
It is a tender day
Moreton Island
Our tour was in a 4 wheel bus. 4 wheel drive vehicles are required on the island since there are no paved roads. Most of our drive will be on the beach or one way sand roads.
It was a wild ride being so close to the ocean
These are called squiggly Gum trees because a worm gets under the bark, and as it moves and eats, it leaves a sweet secretion, turning every little bit in a zig zag motion. Then it turns around and eats the secretion leaving the marks. The gum tree also drops all of its bark periodicall.
We got to visit the lighthouse
This was our bus driver
The had some really neat trucks they use on the sand
We had some visitors as we were waiting for our tender ride back
It was a great day on Moreton Island
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