Australia - Day 7 - South Stradbroke Island
26th December, 2008.
Today is "Boxing Day" in Australia. And I asked at least a half-dozen
locals what Boxing Day was and got various responses from "I don't know" to
"Another excuse to hang out with friends and put one back." I'm still not
sure what it is...as I type this I don't have internet, so I can't even Google
it to find out. Oh well.
We had a fun day
today. We caught a ferry out to South Stradbroke Island for some fun in
the sun. The highlight for David was the Sand Tobogganing. (See
a video here. It's kind of long, so give it time to download.)
The highlight for Lowell was riding the Jet Ski. And the yabby pumping.
Yes, yabby pumping. The highlight for Devin was just relaxing by the pool
and watching her two boys have fun.
So I know at this
point you're asking the question, "What the heck is yabby pumping?" Well,
I wondered the same thing when I saw it on the agenda for the day by the
reception area of the island resort we visited. Turns out that yabbies are
a small shrimp that lives in the sand and at low tide, you can "pump" them out
of the sand to collect them. They are used for bait for fishing.
A few pictures from
the day are below. Click on the image to see a larger version.
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David and Lowell posing as we wait for the ferry. |
David and Devin enjoy a drink before lunch. (Non-alcoholic, of
course!) |
The view of the beach from the tractor ride. |
David and Lowell at the top of the hill for the sand tobogganing. |
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The sand tobogganing hill. |
The view from the top of the hill. |
David with his face covered in sand. Yes, he had fun. |
The tractor that brought us to the hill for sand tobogganing. |
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Lowell driving the paddle boat in circles. |
Lowell and David pose on the way to the Jet Skis |
Lowell and David get ready to ride. |
Woohoo! |
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How was it David? |
The jet skis getting towed back to the beach for more petrol. |
David took this "artsy" picture of his sunglasses. I thought it looked
cool. |
David pumping for yabbies. |
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David doing more pumping for yabbies. |
Lowell gets his turn. |
And there's a yabby! |
The beach at low tide where we pumped for yabbies. |
