Today was a bit colder than yesterday. The wind was blowing very rapidly and it rained on and off throughout the day. Eddy and Driver took us out to the shipwreck today to do some snorkeling, despite the wind. I've never been snorkeling before so I was hesitant on going. Soon after getting into the water it was amazing! All of the aquatic animals and sea life was a breath taking view. Even seeing a shark was an experience of a lifetime.
After snorkeling we headed back to camp to have a "Sausage Sizzle" for lunch. While on the way back Driver told us a story about the Aboriginal people. One story in particular really stood out to me. That was the story about the dolphins. The Aboriginals would send the dolphins out to catch the fish and lure them back to shore. After that, the fish would be divided, half the fish went to the Aboriginal people and the other half went to the dolphins. This story showed how the Aboriginal people worked together with the sea life and not against it like how people do in modern society now. This gives us a sense of how friendly and loving the Aboriginal people are.
Also while visiting Moreton Island the group learned what impact the European colonization had when they came to Moreton Island. The Europeans caused massive amounts of erosion on the island due to the excessive mining industry. There was so much mining that eventually there was not anything left to mine and the island was falling quick to erosion. This had a huge impact on the ecosystem on the island. Still even to this day Moreton Island is a huge advocate for keeping erosion at a low on the island.
The last event of the day was driving down to the Big Sand Hills and going sand boarding down them. The big sand hill stood at 180 meters high. Sliding down that with Abbey was probably one of the biggest adrenaline rushes I've ever had. It was one of the best experiences on this trip so far!
Something I noticed today on the island was that Eddy, one of the tour guides, has tattoos on both of the top of his feet. In the States tattoos on that place in the body are normally a more feminine thing.
The word of the day is "sunnies" which means sunglasses. I learned this from Driver today.
Despite my opinions and fears going into this camping trip I really enjoyed it and look forward to Alice Springs.
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