tangalooma, the wild dolphin resort, is on moreton island. it is similar to pulau redang, tthe island off the coast of terengganu, in a number of ways:
both are one-and-a-half hours by ferry from the mainland; in terms of distance, about 40km. clean, clear water (without doubt, redang's is clearer) and white sand. swimming, snorkelling and scuba diving (redang has richer marine life.) turtles are found in both places. both are designated marine parks. opportunities for nature walks/rambling. accommodation available (redang has a whole range and cheaper).
what are not available at redang: dolphin feeding and sand tobaganning.
they refer to them as wild dolphins but they were far from wild. they were bottlenose dolphins and the researchers there knew each of the by name. every evening, they would return to the same area to play and to be fed. tourists or visitors would pay for the food (fish) that they personally gave to the dolphins.
we each paid aus$17 for the ride down the sand dunes. the sand dunes were the height of a 6-storey building. ivy and ida did 2 runs each. i would have done 3 if i had not been overfilled by the sand. the sand got into all my openings (orifices) and also into my trousers' pockets.
on this trip, we also went to noosa at the sunshine coast, gold coast and the tamborine mountain. at the tamborine mountain, we stayed at the polish place. the owner of the polish place (shown here in the 3rd picture with lay bee, ivy and ida) proudly announced to us that our prime minister (then, he was dpm) had stayed at the polish place with his family. he had been there on a private visit.
nature came right to your doorstep at the polish place. the rainbow lorikeets - very colourful parrots - would come to the balcony to be fed.
at the polish place, we had dinner alfresco so that we could watch the sun setting over the western rim.
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