Planning progress and other fun

Looking at specific flight times has caused me to juggle the schedule a little bit. Rather than flying from Adelaide to Cairns and then working my way south to Brisbane, I will fly to Brisbane and work my way north. This will let me add a day each in Sydney and Cairns and still be on Heron Island for the full moon reef walk. The Cairns addition is to allow for a platypus watching trip, a great chance to see them in the wild. Cairns is the first location for which I have a hotel reservation. I'll be at the Outrigger.

This past Saturday marked my first whale watch of the year and it was rather successful. We had at least four gray whales, but none of them was very cooperative. A mixed pod of Risso's and Pacific White-Sided dolphins came right up to the boat, exciting everyone including the crew. This was the first time I got a chance to speak about these species and it got me thinking even more about adding to my species list this year when I finally get to Oz.