My first visit to the awesome Southern Ocean. It was a bit of a chilly day, as it's early spring and the Antarctic is the next stop, so that has to be expected.
What was not expected were the hundreds of Portuguese Man O' Wars washed up on to Salmon Beach, the one above was still alive and, after posing for the above picture, was carefully re-united with the ocean.
These two, however, are dead and are pictured with some sponges I found.
This dead, but poisonous, Puffer Fish also posed very prettily for me.
Grub enjoyed chasing sea weed.
I enjoyed walking on the beach.
And I now know where to go to dispose of any fish offal I have hanging around.
Later, on the drive home when we had, wisely, slowed right down for a kangaroo to cross the road a second 'roo trampolined onto the bonnet, then the roof of the car and away into the bush, not an everyday happening in Bristol - my host just said "Oh not again" and thanked Volvo builders.
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