Snorkelling in Coral Cove

Jon and I woke up early Saturday morning to enjoy the beautiful beach that was at our doorstep. I had brought up my snorkel gear and Jon took it to go off the rocks by our campsite. He saw some small sharks, anemones & some great fish. It was impressive, but we had heard there were better spots in the area that he wanted to check out.





So, we set off in search of a dive shop to pick up a snorkel set for Jon, so we could go splash around in Coral Cove for a bit before we had to head back home to Marcoola. But, Bundaberg decided to be closed; almost everything was shut because it was Sunday! Finally, after hours of hunting, we found a dive shop and Jon was able to get the bits he needed.

The owner was really nice and gave us tons of advice on where to go. So, we headed down to Coral Cove about 15 minutes outside of Bundaberg and hopped in the water off some rocks. It was absolutely spectacular. There were heaps of reef fish of all varieties, colors & patterns. There were quite a few really large schools of fish that we were swimming through ~ brilliant. The corals were every color in the rainbow! It was absolutely spectacular!!



On the way back from our entry point, we found this area in the rocks where the waves rushed in through a small opening into a larger pool. The water swished around like a washing machine, so of course, against my better judgement, I decided to jump in and go for a spin. I checked with some of the local kids ~ but teenage boys and good safety advice usually don't go together. It was so much fun!!

As the sun started to set, (which is super early because here in rebel Queensland we don't do daylight savings time; we're too cool) we started to make our way home.
It was a WONDERFUL weekend; just what the doctor ordered, so to speak!



A total aside, on the way home, we were listening to the radio and heard a news story that is too funny not to share! It was about these two schoolgirls in NZ who did a school science project that involved testing beverages for Vitamin C. Ribena is a well-known black currant juice over here that claims to have as much Vitamin C as XYZ number of oranges; apparently, it tastes like medicine, but for years and years people have been drinking it because they think it's good for them. The schoolgirls' tests uncovered that Ribena not only doesn't have the heaps of Vitamin C it claimed to have, but it doesn't contain Vitamin C at all. The girls took them to court and won! Too funny.