The two aunts jumped into our trusty Suzuki to drive up to Hervey Bay, taking a pommie 6 hours to do 350 kms. They settled into Bruce and Di's bed and breakfast for a four day look and see around Hervey Bay. Whale watching was booked for Monday. The weather was almost perfect with just a slight breeze for our afternoon of sight seeing on the bay.
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| 868 metres - Urangan Pier is made of wood and more wood on stumps and more stumps. |
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| Humpback - The Humpback uses his eyes to see what is coming |
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| Humpback breaching |
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| Migrating whales - On our sightseeing trip at Hervey Bay, we probably saw 50 or so whales, but trying to capture them on camera, was almost impossible. |
The whales were in abundance and for a couple of hours, we had a dozen or so whale pods to keep us entertained. The photography was not easy but after a few whale breaches, fin slaps and tail wagging, I managed to work out their next move and pointed the camera in the direction of expected action. My photographic logic turned out to be partially successful and my tip to future whale watchers, is to put your camera on video for half an hour, then edit shots out of the video.
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| Nature at its best - A sunset over a perfect day whale watching. |
So as we cruised back to the mainland, the sun began its descent and set in the west with all the glory that our mother planet could offer.
Our plans changed for the week and we decided to drive our motorhome, toad and two aunts back to Lowood for a surprise visit to my mum. My mum being very ill, has improved slightly, but refuses to co-operate with doctors, nurses and specialists and is quite happy to leave the worrying to my poor sister Liz and her daughter Emily. She doesn't eat and drinks very little - a recipe for disaster.
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| Rusti - Rusti the dog poses for the camera, like a professional and nicely groomed |
However, the sunshine of our lives is the beauty of Rusti the dog and she knows it.
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