Lady Elliot Island II

Wanted to share some more pics of Lady Elliot Island. It was so relaxing and we quickly got into a lazy routine of beach combing, scuba diving, snorkeling, island tours, and sunset watching.

Picture of our building. We were Reef Unit 13- the room on the far right side.

On our first morning we all went on a Reef Walk together. The tour guide, who happened to be the tour guide for everything, led us around the reef at low tide. We were able to step right off the beach onto the reef, but had to be careful not to step on any coral, sea cucumbers, sea stars, or sea urchins. It was a bit of an obstacle course, but amazing to see these things right off the beach. At high tide there were a lot more fish in the area, and some snorkelers reported seeing turtles out there too.

A sea star we found on the reef walk.


R and a piece of coral found on the beach.




R petting a sea cucumber.


A blue sea star.


A spiky sea cucumber.
R and a pink piece of coral.

C with a piece of coral he found that looked like a shark.
Brain coral.



C being goofy. He could sit on the beach for hours picking up pieces of coral and pretending they were animals, vehicles, and (unfortunately) weapons. I think he was pretending this one was a mask.


Another type of sea cucumber, we were not allowed to touch this one. Something about the feathery things on its head- I think it was able to sting.
The boys on the beach.
More pictures still to come.

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