We had a sleep in – yeah!!!.
Our first morning activity started at 8.30 am and Xplorer departed our vessel for a cruise through Whirlpool Pass. Once again there are significant tide differences between 2 metres at low tide and some 9.7 metres at high tide. The tides move extremely quickly and create quite a number of whirlpools, which have been problematic for many a ship.
Unfortunately this morning the whirlpools did not whirl too much up Whirlpool Pass so it was a very sedate trip in Explorer. We were however, treated to another reef exposed at low tide and the rock formations and landscape was very beautiful. There are some 800 islands in the Kimberley coast and another 800 in the Dampier area before Broome.
We had a quick dip in the Indian Ocean with our guides posted on croc watch!!
Back to the boat ….lunch….then a lecture on Birds of the Kimberley Coast. You of course can opt to not attend the lectures and have a time of reading or a nap. We have discovered 10 laps of the boat equals 1 kilometre – so we are attempting to fight the effects of the food.
The Oceanic Discoverer got underway as we enjoyed our lunch. The whirlpools were pretty strong and we did almost a couple of a 180 degree turns.
This afternoon we off again in Explorer– this time to Edeline Island. A remote island where we will have a beach walk and viewing of rock formations.
Of course there is the mandatory drinks at sunset and then food. Each night there is a movie on offer – but some how we have not made one yet as our beds call.
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