We walked down Sturt St to the Strand where the War Memorials were, near the other marina. We found a map of the world on the ground with 72 numbers, one for each of the places where Australian forces have served.
Nearby were 11 memorials for some of the 50 Victoria Cross veterans.
We had intended to walk the 2km along the beachfront on the Strand and back again, but Malcolm started to get some cramps in his left calf, so we went straight to the Reef Tropical Aquarium. There was a huge display of hundreds of species of reef inhabitants, the best known of which we saw immediately. No one goes past Nemo. He is the clown of the show.
The Humbug fish was easy for us to identify from our lolly sucking childhoods.
We took a movie of the slow moving crown of thorns seastar. Here he is still.
We do have him on movie as well.
The colours of the coral were naturally more impressive in this unnatural display.
We watched three different presentations: seastars and shellfish, sharks, and turtles in the "hospital". We learnt that the main reasons turtles were brought in for treatment were: lung infections, bowel blockages (often from fishing lines and plastic items) and injuries caused by boat propellers.
This is Phil, who has been in hospital for one year today and is ready for release.
The staff were very dedicated and they were proud of their solar panelled roof which had won awards.
There were volunteers everwhere we went willing to answer our questions.
The Humbug fish was easy for us to identify from our lolly sucking childhoods.
The colours of the coral were naturally more impressive in this unnatural display.
This is Phil, who has been in hospital for one year today and is ready for release.
The staff were very dedicated and they were proud of their solar panelled roof which had won awards.
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