It was a beautiful Saturday morning, about 11 degrees, but the sun was out (for the most part). We jumped in our kayaks and started paddling around to get comfortable maneuvering the waters. Soon enough the dolphins were amongst us. There were eight in total and they did not seem to be scared of us, coming right up to the kayaks and swimming around.
One interesting fact that I learned about dolphins is that unlike humans they have to consciously think about breathing, therefore when they sleep half of their brain stays awake so that they will keep breathing. Crazy.
We hung out with the dolphins for awhile and then headed to one of the shipwreck sites. The ship that we were seeing was worth $5m. Some European country tried to buy it off the SA government because it has historical significance. It was the first Maritime ship that was made of iron and still floated. I can say for sure that it was made of iron (mainly from the sound that ensued when we ran our kayak into it accidentally).
Next we were back out of the cove and heading for the marina - which was a bit of a work out going against the tide. We got to the marina and headed in to a small river. Surrounding us were all these Mangroves. Pippa, our guide, explained that each tree was worth about $30,000. Obviously, we were in a protected area as it is where most of the fish of South Australia are born. The Mangroves have roots that look like asparagus. The roots have to grow upward out of the ground in order to get oxygen because the sand soil that they grow in is too dense to get oxygen from. So they come up out of the sand and look like a forest of asparagus.
Once we turned around and maneuvered out of the Mangroves it was back to the shore, a quick change and headed for a good lunch.
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