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and to check on some of our scheduled excursions. Turns out our cruise of the lagoon is based
on the tides and because of that, it conflicts with one of our other
tours. However, the captain had room on
his cruise that was leaving in 45 minutes…so we got back to our room as fast as
we could, changed into swim suits and grabbed our snorkel gear and headed back
down the hill as fast as we could. Made
it just in time.
The barrier reef at Lord Howe Island is the southern most in the world. The island gets currents from the north and the south so the reef is used to fluctuating temperatures. Consequently, it is handling climate change pretty well. The reef was one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. Lots of fish, healthy, colorful coral.
The barrier reef at Lord Howe Island is the southern most in the world. The island gets currents from the north and the south so the reef is used to fluctuating temperatures. Consequently, it is handling climate change pretty well. The reef was one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. Lots of fish, healthy, colorful coral.
We saw several very large green sea turtles.
We went snorkeling near an old shipwreck. The water was extremely clear,
the reef in very good health, and the fish plentiful. We had a great time snorkeling. We were able to identify a few of the fish:
Surge Wrasse
Surge Wrasse
Green Moon Wrasse
Bookfish
Gold Belly Gregory
Blue-Green Damsel Fish
Doubleheaders (so named because of the funny bump on their head)
Six-Bar Wrasse
Long-Spined Sea Urchins
and lots of Three-Band Butterfly Fish.
The cruise then took us to North Bay where we disembarked and took a short walk through the forest...
to Old Gulch on the opposite side of the island.
Gold Belly Gregory
Blue-Green Damsel Fish
Doubleheaders (so named because of the funny bump on their head)
Six-Bar Wrasse
Long-Spined Sea Urchins
and lots of Three-Band Butterfly Fish.
The cruise then took us to North Bay where we disembarked and took a short walk through the forest...
to Old Gulch on the opposite side of the island.
The captain then gave us a short tour along North Bay, talking about
the various ocean birds in the area.
Many are migratory, only coming to Lord Howe to lay eggs and raise their chicks before heading off to their feeding grounds in the arctic. We say lots of Brown Noddies...
some golden plovers along the shore front...
and a sooty tern.
Many are migratory, only coming to Lord Howe to lay eggs and raise their chicks before heading off to their feeding grounds in the arctic. We say lots of Brown Noddies...
some golden plovers along the shore front...
and a sooty tern.
After the cruise we checked out some of the (very few) shops in town. The population of the island is so small that
the town is called “town center”; no formal name.
We bought some groceries so that we could make a couple of breakfasts and dinners. That night we had tacos for dinner.
We bought some groceries so that we could make a couple of breakfasts and dinners. That night we had tacos for dinner.
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