I like to be, Under the sea....

On Saturday Ben and I went diving in Morton Bay, unfortunately we did not see any Grey nurse sharks as we were hoping as the water was too warm (about 23 degrees) but we did see a few wobbegong sharks. But it was a absolutely perfect day. The water was like glass, so smooth and the sun was shinning bright. The dives were great, we dived a site called Shark Alley which is at Flat Rock which is an excellent dive sight. We had a very friendly turtle join us for our second dive and he just seemed to want to hang around us for the afternoon which was really amazing. We saw a great big lobster, which I really would have loved to take home for dinner, but since it is illegal I thought I would leave it there. We saw some coral bandit shrimp which we have never seen in the wild before (only ever in Bens marine tank) and stingrays.. Of course there was lots of fish, coral and anemones, I even saw Nemo and a few of his family and friends....I just can't wait till I get back down there again..

A lovely red plant

A pair of coral bandit shrimp.

A school of hungry fish.

A lovely yellow trumpet fish.

I like to be under the sea - more photos...

A school of fish.

A cousin of Nemo.

A giant star fish.

What can I say, a perfect day in QLD.

A lonely stringray swimming to get away.

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Ben and I under the sea..


Ben swimming with our friend the turtle.


Scare face - a friend of Nemo's.


Dinner - no I mean the lobster..


A wobbie shark having a rest.

The greatest dad in the world - my Dad!

My dad is the greatest dad in the world!! He is the first one to do his pledge for the worlds greatest shave and has dyed his lovely black hair BRIGHT RED!! Yes Red, my dad - I would never in a million years actually believe he would do this. His hair was first bleached and then was dyed a lovely bright red colour.. We are all amazed at his courage and that he has actually done this, as it isn't going to wash out any time soon.. I think he has dyed it as he has noticed all the greys and thought this was a good way to cover them up!!. It actually looks good and I think it makes him look younger..

What a great day!

Well news from my sister is that the cancer is shrinking - she had some tests yesterday and it showed that the cancer has reduced quite a lot - which is just fantastic. The doctor has said this is a very good sign, as it means the cancer is responding well to the chemo.

I went out for a walk today to get some exercise and I can't believe it - I got sunburnt. Yes me - sunburnt - I was only outside for about 1 hour. I can't believe it. It was only 27 degrees. I knew I was whiter than I have ever been before but this has just confirmed my concern. I will have to ensure I work hard to return to my lovely olive skin tone. Oh well - looks like I will need to spend more time in the sun while I am here - its a hard life.

Having fun, looking forward to the weekend - going Shark diving in Shark Alley, Morton Bay with my brother.. My mother thinks my brother and I are crasy (she just realised this??).. I am really looking forward to it but nervous at the same time as someone was attacked by a shark this year where we are going and had their leg bitten off (it was either a bull shark or great white - can't remember which) but they were water skiiing at the time. I am sure that a shark would prefer to eat a million other things beside me - I don't think I would taste that nice..