At 7.30am, the 3 Island Whale Shark Dive crew picked us up from the hotel. We met others and headed out to their boat on Ningaloo Reef. We spent the first part of the morning snorkeling in the inner reef. After morning tea, their spotter plane radioed that they had found a whaleshark. They quickly zoomed outside the reef and positioned us in front of the whaleshark's feeding path. With masks and fins on, we jumped out and flanked the magnficient creature a...

Ningaloo Marine Park protects the world-famous Ningaloo Reef, Australia's largest and most accessible fringing reef. Turquoise Bay was one of the shallow beaches that we snorkeled in. (Yes, we bought our own snorkel gear!) It had dazzling white sandy beaches, clear warm water and incredible sealife. On the way back to Exmouth, we spotted a perentie, Australia's largest reptile and second largest in the world next to the komodo dragon. It surprisingly w...