• Nancy and Tim's Big Adventure
    1Beautiful day on the water
    Tim having fun in the waterRay trying to hide in the sandGetting ready for the excursionTim and Nancy with AquamanTim enjoying the boat rideEncounter in the Ningaloo reefTiger sharks feasting on a turtle. A real "National Geographic" moment to witness.Swimming with the Manta rayA turtle swimming byGrey reef shark at the cleaning stationSchool of young Barracudas swimming by usCoralTim looking for baby sharks in the nurseryParrotfishNancy taking pictures of the baby sharks in the shark nurseryA young blacktip reef shark in the nurseryCoral Bay, Western AustraliaA ray swimming near the shoreA friendly, curious spangled emperor

    Ningaloo Reef at Coral Bay

    November 26, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    We flew from Perth to Exmouth (1200 km away) and then took a bus to get to Coral Bay which is a gateway to the Ningaloo Reef. The Ningaloo Reef is a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the longest fringing reefs (can get to it from the beach) in the world stretching 300 km. On our 1st full day at Coral Bay we snorkeled from the beach and saw many beautiful fish. The water is crystal clear and warm (~25C). On our 2nd day we joined a reef dive and snorkel excursion and swam with Manta Rays, saw a Moray eel, turtles and visited a shark cleaning station where we saw a dozen grey reef sharks getting their teeth cleaned by small fish and while watching the sharks we swam with a school of Barracudas. We also saw (from the safety of the boat) tiger sharks feeding on a turtle, very sad to watch but awesome sighting! It was an incredible day! This morning we took a walk along the beach and visited the shark nursery
    We saw about 20 little sharks and one bigger blacktop reef shark. Pretty awesome place!    Read more