Kimberley Expedition: Day 5 (Morning)

Hot, Hot, Hot!

No sense belaboring the point, however … it’s not going to cool things off.

We were up early enough to enjoy the sunrise once again … colorful … and with the addition of frigatebirds soaring on the thermal currents. Anne later said that they were lesser frigatebirds.

Our first outing today was at 8:30a. It was a two-parter … both on Bigge Island.

First, we took the Xplorer to a small beach to visit Cathedral Cave … accessible only during a very small tidal window. It was obvious the tide had only recently gone out as our steps sank deep once we disembarked onto the beach. The cave is a stunning natural amphitheater carved out of the sandstone by thousands of years of wave erosion.

Hopping in the Xplorer again, we next crossed the cove to another beach for a bit of beach-combing. We were hoping to see some animals. Alas only caught glimpses of quoll, monjon, and croc prints in the sand.

Returning to the Coral Discoverer mid-morning, we had just enough time to freshen up before heading to the Bridge Deck Lounge for Anne’s lecture about Indigenous art and craft.Læs mere